December 13, 2005

Cherington '96 named Red Sox co-General Manager

In a unique move, the Boston Red Sox announced today that Ben Cherington ‘96 and Jed Hoyer will be co-general managers of the Red Sox, The Boston Globe reports. Cherington, who began as an intern at the club and most recently held the post of Director of Player Development, becomes the second Amherst graduate to become GM of the team, after former GM Dan Duquette ‘80, who hired Cherington in 1998.

Cherington and Hoyer (Wesleyan ‘96) become the 12th and 13th GMs in the club’s 105 year history, replacing wunderkind Theo Epstein, who left this fall after a promising but surprisingly short stay with the team.

The Globe article fails to mention that Cherington graduated from Amherst, but a New York Times article makes note of his alma mater, yet misses the Duquette connection. I’m sure there are some other current Jeff/Sox connections out there; let us know if you know of any.

Brian Meacham '97 | December 13, 2005 09:58 PM | Alumni | Athletics