BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have confirmed the hiring of Chaim Bloom as their chief baseball officer.
The former Tampa Bay Rays executive says in a statement it is an honor to run Boston's baseball operations department.
Chaim Bloom is here to be introduced as #RedSox new Chief of Baseball Ops pic.twitter.com/U7mDwd2A8o
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Alex Cora among those on hand for introduction of Chaim Bloom. #RedSox pic.twitter.com/ALQocTaFT3
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Brian O’Halloran officially named GM of #RedSox pic.twitter.com/NFdVtJLo2g
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The hiring was first reported Friday, but the announcement came Monday, an off-day during the World Series. Bloom is to be introduced at a Fenway Park news conference Monday.
Red Sox owner John Henry commended Bloom in a statement and thanked the four Red Sox executives who ran the team since Dave Dombrowski was let go.
Bloom is a 36-year-old Yale graduate who worked 15 years in the Rays organization, starting as an intern and spending the last three as a senior vice president of baseball operations.
Associated Press
