List of Boston Red Sox owners and executives

This page is a list of the owners and executives of the Boston Red Sox.

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 {{mlby|1901}}, playing their first seven seasons as the Boston Americans.

Owners

=Majority owners=

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Name ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Years
class="wikitable"
Joseph C. Pelletier	1901
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 Lannin	May 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){{dagger}}	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

{{dagger}} During the ownership tenure of Mrs. Jean R. Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan and Buddy LeRoux became general partners.{{cite magazine |magazine=Boston Red Sox Media Guide |date=2020 |publisher=Boston Red Sox |title=Red Sox Ownership History |url=https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2020%20Boston%20Red%20Sox%20Media%20Guide.pdf |page=19 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622004623/https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2020%20Boston%20Red%20Sox%20Media%20Guide.pdf |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |via=Wayback Machine}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111962960/sox-owners-eye-6000-new-seats/ |title=Sox owners eye 6000 new seats |first=Peter |last=Gammons |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=47 |date=May 24, 1978 |accessdate=October 25, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}} This stood until March 1987, when Yawkey bought out LeRoux, following a failed attempt by LeRoux to take control of the team.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111927702/leroux-sells-his-share-of-red-sox/ |title=LeRoux sells his share of Red Sox |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=1 |date=March 31, 1987 |accessdate=October 24, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111923760/deal-worth-more-money/ |title=Deal worth more money? |first=Nick |last=Cafardo |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=50 |date=November 28, 1993 |accessdate=October 24, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}

=Minority owners=

Executives

=Team presidents=

File:Charles Somers 1904.jpg, second team president]]

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Name ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Years ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Notes
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Joseph C. Pelletier	1901	Concurrent with ownership
Charles Somers	1901–1903	Concurrent with ownership
Henry Killilea	1903–1904	Concurrent with ownership
John I. Taylor	1904–1911	Concurrent with sole ownership
Jimmy McAleer	1911–1913	Concurrent with part ownership
Joseph Lannin	1913–1916	Concurrent with part then sole ownership
Harry Frazee	1916–1923	Concurrent with ownership
Bob Quinn	1923–1933	Concurrent with ownership
Tom Yawkey	1933–1976	Concurrent with ownership
Jean R. Yawkey	1976–1987	{{nbsp}}
John Harrington	1987–2001	First non-owner to serve as president
Larry Lucchino	2002–2015	Served through end of 2015 season
Sam Kennedy	2015–present	Began tenure after 2015 season

Source: {{cite magazine |magazine=Boston Red Sox Media Guide |date=2020 |publisher=Boston Red Sox |title=Club Executives |url=https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2020%20Boston%20Red%20Sox%20Media%20Guide.pdf |pages=23–24 |access-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622004623/https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2020%20Boston%20Red%20Sox%20Media%20Guide.pdf |archive-date=June 22, 2020 |via=Wayback Machine}}

=Heads of baseball operations=

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Name ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Years ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Title
class="wikitable"
Dave Dombrowski	2015–2019	President of Baseball Operations
Chaim Bloom	2020–2023	Chief Baseball Officer
Brian O'Halloran \| rowspan="2" \|2023–present \|Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations
Craig Breslow \|Chief Baseball Officer

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=General Managers=

File:Theo Epstein 2010.jpg, general manager when the team won the 2004 World Series]]

style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Name ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Start date ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|End date ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|Boston Red Sox\|border=2}};"\|Ref.
class="wikitable"
Eddie Collins	February 25, 1933	September 29, 1947	{{cite news\|title=Eddie Collins Buys Red Sox\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mXcnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XgMGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3506,7279957\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=The Delmarva Star\|date=February 26, 1933}}
Joe Cronin	September 29, 1947	January 15, 1959	{{cite news\|last=Reichler\|first=Joe\|title=Joe McCarthy Takes Over as Red Sox Pilot\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hZccAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7189,4797556\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Associated Press\|date=September 30, 1947}}
Bucky Harris	January 15, 1959	September 27, 1960	{{cite news\|title=Bucky Harris Takes Over As Boston General Manager\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cXFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fVcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2442,66867\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Associated Press\|date=January 16, 1959}}{{cite news\|title=Red Sox Fire Bucky Harris\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=92pkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZHwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1083,5790313&dq\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Associated Press\|date=September 28, 1960}}
none	September 27, 1960	October 6, 1962	{{efn\|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.}}
Pinky Higgins	October 6, 1962	September 16, 1965	{{cite news\|title=Johnny Pesky New Boston Red Sox Manager\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_BpSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=njUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3721,4274367\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Associated Press\|date=October 8, 1962}}{{cite news\|title=Red Sox Ax Pinky Higgins\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G2JPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9gQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2847,5905659\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Associated Press\|date=September 17, 1965}}
Dick O'Connell	September 16, 1965	October 24, 1977	{{cite news\|title=Bosox Dismiss Three Officials\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EVZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9vgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4625,1820878\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Associated Press\|date=October 24, 1977}}
Haywood Sullivan	October 24, 1977	June 5, 1984	{{cite news\|title=Red Sox reorganize their front office\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19840606&id=wqwRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8ukDAAAAIBAJ\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=The Associated Press\|date=June 6, 1984}}
Lou Gorman	June 5, 1984	November 9, 1993	{{cite news\|title=Red Sox Kick Gorman Upstairs\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WIthAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6TgHAAAAIBAJ&pg=6088,2695904\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Associated Press\|date=November 10, 1993}}
Lou Gorman (acting)	November 9, 1993	January 27, 1994
Dan Duquette	January 27, 1994	February 28, 2002	{{cite news\|title=Names in Sports\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WVhOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5xQEAAAAIBAJ\|access-date=3 August 2011\|newspaper=Wilmington Morning Star\|date=January 28, 1994}}{{Cite news \|last=Hohler \|first=Bob \|date=March 1, 2002 \|title=Red Sox remove Duquette as GM \|work=The Boston Globe \|pages=A1 & E6}}
Mike Port (acting)	February 28, 2002	November 25, 2002	{{Cite news \|last=Edes \|first=Gordon \|date=March 1, 2002 \|title=New GM Port Comes Highly Recommended \|work=The Boston Globe \|pages=E6}}{{Cite news \|date=November 26, 2002 \|title=Red Sox Young GM Faces Key Decisions \|work=Lewiston Sun-Journal \|pages=C1 & C4 \|agency=Associated Press}}
Theo Epstein	November 25, 2002	October 31, 2005	{{efn\|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.}}
none	October 31, 2005	December 12, 2005
Ben Cherington & Jed Hoyer	December 12, 2005	January 25, 2006	{{cite web\|title=Red Sox name Ben Cherington and Jed Hoyer co-general managers in internal restructuring\|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/bos/y2005/m12/d12/c1281022.jsp\|work=Redsox.com\|publisher=MLB Advanced Media, L.P.\|access-date=3 August 2011}}
Theo Epstein	January 25, 2006	October 21, 2011	{{cite news\|last=Abraham\|first=Peter\|title=Epstein leaves for Cubs\|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/10/22/epstein_leaves_for_cubs/\|access-date=22 October 2011\|newspaper=The Boston Globe\|date=October 22, 2011}}
none	October 21, 2011	October 25, 2011
Ben Cherington	October 25, 2011	August 18, 2015	{{cite news\|last=Lauber\|first=Scott\|title=Ben Cherington takes reins\|url=http://bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1376059&position=0\|access-date=27 October 2011\|newspaper=Boston Herald\|date=October 25, 2011}}
none	August 18, 2015	September 24, 2015
Mike Hazen	September 24, 2015	October 16, 2016	{{Cite news \|last=Cafardo \|first=Nick \|date=September 25, 2015 \|title=Hazen named Sox GM \|work=The Boston Globe \|pages=D1 & D3}}{{Cite news \|last=Alex \|first=Speier \|date=October 17, 2016 \|title=GM Hazen leaves for Diamondbacks \|work=The Boston Globe \|pages=C9}}
none	October 16, 2016	October 2019	{{efn\|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.}}{{cite news\|last1=Lauber\|first1=Scott\|title=Dave Dombrowski: Red Sox won't hire a general manager\|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/51343/dombrowski-red-sox-wont-hire-a-general-manager\|work=ESPN\|date=October 25, 2016}}
Brian O'Halloran	October 2019	September 2023	{{cite news \|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/10/28/red-sox-name-brian-ohalloran-gm-under-chaim-bloom/ \|title=Red Sox name Brian O'Halloran GM under Chaim Bloom \|first=Jason \|last=Mastrodonato \|website=Boston Herald \|date=October 28, 2019}}{{cite news \|url=https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/09/is-red-sox-gm-out-in-addition-to-chaim-bloom-sam-kennedy-answers.html \|title=Is Red Sox GM out in addition to Chaim Bloom? Sam Kennedy answers \|first=Christopher \|last=Smith \|website=masslive.com \|date=September 14, 2023 \|accessdate=September 15, 2023}}

=Other executives=

Notes

References

External links

[http://www.baseballamerica.com/execdb/?show=franchise&fid=bos Baseball America: Executive Database]

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