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Pirates Fire Neal Huntington; Name Travis Williams Team President

Oct 29, 2019 7:57 AM

The Pittsburgh Pirates have continued their offseason shake-up by firing executive vice president and general manager Neal Huntington, the team announced Monday.

The Pirates also announced the hiring of Travis Williams as the team's new president. He will replace Frank Coonelly, who was fired last week.

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Red Sox Hire Chaim Bloom As Head Of Baseball Operations

Oct 29, 2019 7:57 AM

The Boston Red Sox on Monday announced that they have hired Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their new head of baseball operations.

Bloom, whose title will be chief baseball officer, succeeds Dave Dombrowski, whom the Red Sox fired as president of baseball operations in September, less than a year after winning the 2018 World Series.

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Mickey Callaway Joins Angels As Pitching Coach

Oct 27, 2019 10:36 AM

It didn't take long for former Mets manager Mickey Callaway to land his next position: He is joining new Angels skipper Joe Maddon's staff as the pitching coach, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. The team has not commented.

Callaway served as pitching coach for the Indians from 2013-17, drawing particular acclaim in '16, when Cleveland won the American League pennant.

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Source: Red Sox To Hire Chaim Bloom As Head Of Baseball Operations

Oct 26, 2019 6:28 PM

The Boston Red Sox have agreed to hire Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom as their new head of baseball operations, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Terms were not available. The New York Post was first to report the Red Sox would hire the Rays' senior vice president of baseball operations.

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