The Angels have received permission from the Arizona Diamondbacks to interview Jerry Dipoto for the Angels’ vacant GM position.

Dipoto, 43, is the Diamondbacks’ senior vice president for scouting and player development after serving as the team’s interim GM for part of the 2010 season. He joins two Yankees’ execs on the Angels’ emerging list of GM candidates.

The Angels received permission to interview Yankees vice president of amateur scouting Damon Oppenheimer and director of professional scouting Billy Eppler earlier this week though none of the interviews are believed to have taken place yet.

The Orioles have also received permission to interview Dipoto for the opening in their front office and that interview could take place as soon as this weekend.

The Baltimore Sun reported that former Angels GM Tony Reagins is also on the Orioles’ list of candidates, though they have not contacted the Angels for permission to interview Reagins yet. Reagins remains under contract with the Angels despite stepping down as GM two weeks ago.

Dipoto is a former pitcher who spent parts of eight seasons in the major leagues (1993-2000) with the Indians, Mets and Rockies. His front-office career began with the Rockies before he moved to the Red Sox in 2004.

He returned to the Rockies as director of player personnel in 2005 then moved to the Diamondbacks a year later when Josh Byrnes became GM. When Byrnes was fired by the Diamondbacks in 2010, Dipoto acted as interim GM for the remainder of the season.

Among Dipoto’s moves as Diamondbacks GM was the trade that sent Dan Haren to the Angels for four pitchers (Joe Saunders, Rafael Rodriguez, Tyler Skaggs and Patrick Corbin). He also traded Edwin Jackson to the White Sox for Daniel Hudson who played a key role in the Diamondbacks’ rotation as they won the NL West in 2011.

Dipoto interviewed for the full-time job as the Diamondbacks’ GM (and has also interviewed for GM openings in Seattle and Washington in the past) but lost out to Kevin Towers. Dipoto returned to his previous position in the front office after Towers stepped in as GM.