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MESA, Ariz. — Cubs president Jed Hoyer was just a boy — well, still in his 20s, anyway — when he went to work for the Red Sox as assistant to the general manager in 2002. His boss, Theo Epstein, was the same tender age, if you can believe it. Together, they ended a World Series curse. Epstein became a superstar, and Hoyer something of a made man himself.
Hoyer struck out on his own following the 2009 season, assuming the GM role with the Padres.