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Red Sox Take Hard Stance On Whether Theo Epstein Will Be In Running For Vacant Exec Role

Boston will be searching for a Chaim Bloom replacement

Scott Neville

Red Sox Take Hard Stance On Whether Theo Epstein Will Be In Running For Vacant Exec Role
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The Boston Red Sox have fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom ahead of Friday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees.

With so much up in the air, media members and fans alike are speculating who will become Bloom's successor. David Stearns was the top name on the market but he's accepted a job with the New York Mets.

Red Sox legend Theo Epstein's name has been thrown around lately -- partly due to some statements made by DraftKings' Jared Carrabis on the "Name Redacted Podcast" as well as our very own ITM Podcast stirring up some drama.

Fortunately, the Red Sox are not making us wait to determine if Epstein will be involved in the running for the open position.

"Sam Kennedy ruled out Theo Epstein as a candidate to take either of the positions vacated by Chaim Bloom and Brian O'Halloran," MLB.com's Ian Browne tweeted Friday. "BOH has been offered a senior leadership position to remain in the organization."

With that said, the Red Sox do not have a chief baseball officer or general manager at the moment -- and they also mentioned that they have yet to reach out to anyone at this point and do not have a preference regarding first-time or experienced executives.

It seems a little premature to fire Bloom with absolutely zero plan in mind but we can rule out Epstein.

More MLB: Red Sox Reportedly Fire Chaim Bloom After Another Failed Season

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Scott Neville
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

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