Ex-Red Sox First Baseman Retiring From Baseball To Start Media Company

The slugger had an esteemed career

Scott Neville | Feb 21, 2024

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The Boston Red Sox have a slew of alumni who have moved on from the baseball world and transitioned into media roles across the landscape.

The latest former Red Sox player is moving into the same space, though he's best remembered for winning a World Series for another American League club alongside a bunch of personal accolades such as an All-Star appearance, four Gold Gloves and a Silver Slugger.

"Excited to take on this new challenge, MoonBall Media, and our first project, The Diggin’ Deep Podcast," former first baseman Eric Hosmer wrote Wednesday. "The playing days are unfortunately over but I’m committed to giving back to the baseball community that helped shaped my life. Episode 1 live now."

Hosmer hit .244 (11-for-45) with three extra-base hits, four RBIs and a .631 OPS in his brief 14-game stint with the Red Sox after being sent to Boston at the 2022 Major League Baseball Trade Deadline.

The trade was one of the notable transactions made when former Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom attempted a buy-and-sell approach at the deadline -- which didn't do much to help the present or the future.

Hosmer will now join the media ranks as the latest former professional athlete to start a podcast -- and will have a daunting task ahead in a highly saturated market.

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Published Feb 21, 2024

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu