BOSTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Theo Epstein returned Tuesday as general manager of the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox announced last Thursday Epstein would come back to the organization he guided to a World Series championship in 2004, but didn't disclose his position. Tuesday, the team named Epstein general manager and executive vice president.
Epstein had turned down a three-year contract extension on Oct. 31.
"Theo returns as general manager to an organization that is different from the one he left on Oct. 31," Red Sox President/CEO Larry Lucchino said. "The 14 year relationship between Theo and me, and the passage of time over the last three months, have helped to put behind us the friction that developed during last year's negotiations."
Jed Hoyer and Ben Cherington, who shared the role of GM while Epstein was away, will stay in key leadership positions with the Red Sox. Hoyer was named assistant GM and Cherington VP of player personnel.
