Sam Kennedy’s clarification about Theo Epstein and the Red Sox: After the recent Red Sox decision to fire chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom, one name inevitably emerged as a potential dream candidate to take over the role: Theo Epstein.
However, Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy quickly dispelled any notion of Epstein — architect of the 2004 and 2007 World Series winning teams — returning to his former home.
“I can rule out Theo Epstein as a candidate for one of these two positions,” Kennedy told reporters in the press conference following the Bloom announcement.