BOSTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Former Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is returning to the organization.
In a statement released jointly by principal owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and president/CEO Larry Lucchino, there was no mention about what job Epstein will hold. He was GM during the Red Sox World Series season in 2004 and did not sign a three-year contract extension offer on Oct. 31.
"We have engaged in healthy, spirited debates about what it will take over the long term for the Red Sox to remain a great organization and, in fact, become a more effective organization in philosophy, approaches and ideals. Theo will return to the Red Sox in a full-time baseball operations capacity, details of which will be announced next week," the statement said.
Since Epstein's departure, Boston has hired Jed Hoyer and Ben Cherington as co-general managers. They are associates of Epstein.
