Report: Red Sox hire Craig Breslow as head of baseball operations

Former major league left-handed pitcher Craig Breslow is set to become the next head of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday night.

It was originally reported that Boston offered Breslow the position, and news broke just over an hour later that Breslow accepted the job.

Breslow, 43, had been serving as the Cubs' assistant general manager and vice president of pitching. He joined the Chicago front office in January 2019, starting out as the director of strategic initiatives for baseball operations before working his way up the ranks.

The Red Sox parted ways with Breslow's predecessor, Chaim Bloom, on Sept. 14. Over the past few weeks, reports from MassLive indicated that Boston was having trouble filling the position and was met with rejection from a number of desired candidates.

But now the Red Sox seem to have locked down Breslow, who had two stints with Boston (2006, 2012-15) during his 12-year playing career. He also spent time with the San Diego Padres (2005), Cleveland (2008, 2017), Minnesota Twins (2008-09, 2017), Oakland Athletics (2009-11), Arizona Diamondbacks (2012) and Miami Marlins (2016).

In 576 career appearances (two starts), Breslow went 23-30 with a 3.45 ERA. He recorded 442 strikeouts across 570 2/3 innings and also logged eight saves.

Breslow's New England ties extend beyond playing for the Red Sox, as he grew up in Connecticut and attended Yale.