Brian O'Halloran (baseball)

Brian O'Halloran (born October 28, 1971)[1] is an American baseball executive serving as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Brian O'Halloran
Boston Red Sox
General Manager
Born: (1971-10-28) October 28, 1971
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Teams

Biography

O'Halloran has degrees from Colby College and UCLA.[2] His first job in baseball was as an intern for the San Diego Padres.[2]

O'Halloran joined the Boston Red Sox in 2002 as a baseball operations assistant, and became the director of baseball operations in 2006.[2] He was named a vice president and assistant general manager for the team in November 2011.[3] He became a senior vice president in 2015, and was promoted to executive vice president in November 2018.[2]

On October 25, 2019, O'Halloran was reportedly named the Red Sox' new general manager, at the same time that Chaim Bloom was named Chief Baseball Officer, with O’Halloran reporting to him.[4] An official announcement was made on October 28, an off-day of the 2019 World Series.[5]

Personal

In addition to English, O'Halloran speaks Georgian and Russian; he previously studied in Georgia and worked in Moscow.[2] O'Halloran and his wife, Jean, have three children.[2]

References
  1. Snow, Chris (January 21, 2005). "Assistants are foundation". The Boston Globe. p. E6. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "Brian O'Halloran Executive Vice President / Assistant General Manager". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  3. Fine, Mike (November 23, 2011). "Red Sox name O'Halloran, Hazen assistant GMs". metrowestdailynews.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. Cotillo, Chris (October 25, 2019). "Chaim Bloom will be Boston Red Sox's chief baseball officer; Brian O'Halloran will reportedly become GM". masslive.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. McInerney, Katie (October 28, 2019). "Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom: The goal is 'sustained long-term success'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

Further reading
  • Boyle, Gerry (Fall 2004). "Front-Office Fantasy". Colby. Vol. 93 no. 3. pp. 32–33. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via issuu.com. Galen Carr and Brian O’Halloran live their dream as they help shape the Red Sox
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