Epstein became the youngest general manager in the history of MLB, when the Boston Red Sox hired him at the age of 28 on November 25, 2002. Epstein is credited with initiating the trade of Nomar Garciaparra and making key contract acquisitions including those of Bill Mueller and Curt Schilling. In 2004, the Red Sox won their first World Series championship in 86 years and won another championship in 2007. On October 21, 2011, he resigned from his job in Boston to become president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs. In 2020, Epstein stepped down as president of the Chicagoubs; Jed Hoyer took over the role.
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Epstein became the youngest general manager in the history of MLB, when the Boston Red Sox hired him at the age of 28 on November 25, 2002. Epstein is credited with initiating the trade of Nomar Garciaparra and making key contract acquisitions including those of Bill Mueller and Curt Schilling during his first tenure as Red Sox GM. In 2004, the Red Sox won their first World Series championship in 86 years and won another championship in 2007. On October 21, 2011, he resigned from his job in Boston to become president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs. Epstein was born to a secular Jewish family in New York City and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended Yale University, where he lived at Jonathan Edwards College. He graduated in 1995 with a degree in American Studies. Epstein then moved with Larry Lucchino to the San Diego Padres as director of player development. While working for the Padres, he also studied at the University of San Diego School of Law and earned a Juris Doctor degree atLucchino’s suggestion.
Epstein worked his way up to become the team’s Director of Baseball Operations. In 2020, Epstein stepped down as president of the Chicagoubs; Jed Hoyer took over the role. The Cubs won the 2016 World Series, their first world series championship in 108 years. The money raised was given to The Jimmy Fund and the Foundation to be Named Later. Epstein remained in contact with the team’s front office and on January 12, 2006, he and Red Sox management announced his return. Six days later, the team announced that he would resume the title of general manager and executive vice president. In November 2007, Epstein announced, at the annual general manager meeting, that he had signed a new contract but declined to disclose the terms of the deal. In December 2006, Epstein was mentioned in the Mitchell Report regarding a possible acquisition of Red Sox scout Marc DelPiano. In an email, Epstein asked Delpiano, ‘Have you done any digging on any of the Dodgers think he was a steroid guy? I know the Dodgers thinks he was.’
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