List of Boston Red Sox owners and executives

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The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They have been a member of the American League since its inaugural season of 1901, playing their first seven seasons as the Boston Americans.

Owners

Majority owners

NameYears
Charles Somers 1901–1903
Henry Killilea 1903–1904
John I. Taylor April 19, 1904–September 1911
John I. Taylor & Jimmy McAleer September 1911–December 21, 1913
John I. Taylor & Joseph Lannin December 21, 1913–May 15, 1914
Joseph LanninMay 15, 1914–November 2, 1916
Harry Frazee November 2, 1916–August 2, 1923
Bob Quinn August 2, 1923–February 25, 1933
Tom Yawkey February 25, 1933–July 9, 1976
Jean R. Yawkey (with Buddy LeRoux and Haywood Sullivan)†July 9, 1976–February 26, 1992
JRY Trust (John Harrington, CEO)February 26, 1992–December 20, 2001
New England Sports Ventures / Fenway Sports Group (John W. Henry, majority owner)December 20, 2001–present

† During the ownership tenure of Mrs. Jean R. Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan and Buddy LeRoux became general partners. [1] A purchase of the team from the estate of Tom Yawkey was approved by the league in May 1978, resulting in each of Mrs. Yawkey, Sullivan, and LeRoux having a one-third controlling interest in the team as general partners. [2] This stood until March 1987, when Yawkey bought out LeRoux, following a failed attempt by LeRoux to take control of the team. [3] Mrs. Yawkey's majority ownership of the team passed upon her death in February 1992 to JRY Trust, which later bought out Sullivan in November 1993. [4]

Minority owners

Executives

Team presidents

Charles Somers, first team president Charles Somers 1904.jpg
Charles Somers, first team president
NameYearsNotes
Charles Somers 1901–1903Concurrent with ownership
Henry Killilea 1903–1904Concurrent with ownership
John I. Taylor 1904–1911Concurrent with sole ownership
Jimmy McAleer 1911–1913Concurrent with part ownership
Joseph Lannin 1913–1916Concurrent with part then sole ownership
Harry Frazee 1916–1923Concurrent with ownership
Bob Quinn 1923–1933Concurrent with ownership
Tom Yawkey 1933–1976Concurrent with ownership
Jean R. Yawkey 1976–1987 
John Harrington 1987–2001First non-owner to serve as president
Larry Lucchino 2002–2015Served through end of 2015 season
Sam Kennedy 2015–presentBegan tenure after 2015 season

Source: [5]

Heads of baseball operations

The team has used different titles for the person superior to a general manager.

NameYearsTitle
Dave Dombrowski 2015–2019President of Baseball Operations
Chaim Bloom 2020–2023Chief Baseball Officer
Brian O'Halloran 2023–presentExecutive Vice President of Baseball Operations
Craig Breslow Chief Baseball Officer

Source: [5]

General Managers

Theo Epstein, general manager when the team won the 2004 World Series Theo Epstein 2010.jpg
Theo Epstein, general manager when the team won the 2004 World Series
NameStart dateEnd dateRef.
Eddie Collins February 25, 1933September 29, 1947 [6]
Joe Cronin September 29, 1947January 15, 1959 [7]
Bucky Harris January 15, 1959September 27, 1960 [8] [9]
noneSeptember 27, 1960October 6, 1962 [lower-alpha 1]
Pinky Higgins October 6, 1962September 16, 1965 [10] [11]
Dick O'Connell September 16, 1965October 24, 1977 [12]
Haywood Sullivan October 24, 1977June 5, 1984 [13]
Lou Gorman June 5, 1984November 9, 1993 [14]
Lou Gorman (acting)November 9, 1993January 27, 1994
Dan Duquette January 27, 1994February 28, 2002 [15] [16]
Mike Port (acting)February 28, 2002November 25, 2002 [17] [18]
Theo Epstein November 25, 2002October 31, 2005 [lower-alpha 2]
noneOctober 31, 2005December 12, 2005
Ben Cherington & Jed Hoyer December 12, 2005January 25, 2006 [19]
Theo EpsteinJanuary 25, 2006October 21, 2011 [20]
noneOctober 21, 2011October 25, 2011
Ben CheringtonOctober 25, 2011August 18, 2015 [21]
noneAugust 18, 2015September 24, 2015
Mike Hazen September 24, 2015October 16, 2016 [22] [23]
noneOctober 16, 2016October 2019 [lower-alpha 3] [24]
Brian O'Halloran October 2019September 2023 [25] [26]

Other executives

Notes

  1. ↑ From September 27, 1960 to October 6, 1962, the duties usually held by a general manager were split between executive vice president Dick O'Connell, manager Pinky Higgins, and scouting director Neil Mahoney.
  2. ↑ Theo Epstein briefly left the team during the 2005–06 offseason; the general manager position was initially vacant, then was jointly filled by Ben Cherington and Jed Hoyer until Epstein's return.
  3. ↑ After Mike Hazen left the team in October 2016, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski was the de facto general manager, although he did not formally hold the title. The general manager position remained vacant until filled by Brian O'Halloran in October 2019.

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References

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  23. ↑ Alex, Speier (October 17, 2016). "GM Hazen leaves for Diamondbacks". The Boston Globe . pp. C9.
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  25. ↑ Mastrodonato, Jason (October 28, 2019). "Red Sox name Brian O'Halloran GM under Chaim Bloom". Boston Herald .
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