The Boston Red Sox officially announced Wednesday that Dave Dombrowski will be taking over as head of baseball operations, with general manager Ben Cherington stepping down from the post he's held since October 2011.
Per Ian Browne of MLB.com, Cherington is going to stick around to help Dombrowski with the transition. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported that former Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren is the leading candidate to take over as Boston's general manager.
Dombrowski did say Wednesday, per the Boston Globe's Alex Speier, he was "hopeful" Cherington would stay, and he plans on hiring a general manager before adding there is no leading candidate for the job at this time.