Borris earned his bachelor degree in political science from California State University, Northridge and a Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School. Borris was an adjunct professor of sports law at Southwestern Law School from 1993 to 2001.
The television show Arliss was loosely based on the life of Borris. He has reportedly delivered some of the most lucrative player contracts in baseball. His negotiating style is not aggressive or demanding but has shown that being the good guy and fair delivers results in Major League Baseball management.
Clients claim Borris has a way of getting deals done and the fact he only sleeps 4 hours a day is testimony to his work ethic, with over $1 billion worth of contracts negotiated he is easily one of the most influential managers in baseball history.
Borris began his career as a sports agent as an intern at Beverly Hills Sports Council while at Southwestern Law School, which later became a full-time position. Some of Borris’ notable clients include Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Rickey Henderson, Bret Saberhagen, Bobby Bonilla, Brady Anderson, Curt Schilling, Tim Lincecum, Hunter Pence, Mark Reynolds, Michael Schwimer, and Dan Uggla.
The two pitchers were later signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and became the first Indian-born players to sign a professional sports contract of any kind in America. Borris was born in Los Angeles and raised in the San Fernando Valley.
Borris also represented Dinesh Patel and Rinku Singh after the two Indian-born pitchers won an Indian reality television show called “Millon Dollar Arm Challenge” and tried out in front of 30 major league scouts in November 2008. Borris is also an accomplished poker player and appeared in High Stakes Hold’ Econometrica Season 2 playing against professional players like Kenny Tran and Brian Rast.
