16 Facts About Jed Hoyer

1.

Jed Hoyer was born on December 7,1973 and is the president of baseball operations of the Chicago Cubs.

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Jed Hoyer has been the general manager of the San Diego Padres and the assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox.

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Jed Hoyer graduated from the Holderness School in Holderness, New Hampshire, where his mother was the school nurse and his father was the school doctor, in 1992.

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Jed Hoyer then went to Wesleyan University in Connecticut, majoring in American history, where he was a shortstop and star pitcher who shares Wesleyan's career saves record with Sam Elias and Nick Miceli.

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Jed Hoyer worked in the admissions department of Kenyon College before joining the Red Sox at 28.

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Jed Hoyer married Merrill Muckerman in June 2010 in St Louis.

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Jed Hoyer joined the Red Sox in 2002, after the ownership of John W Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino took over the team from John Harrington.

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8.

Jed Hoyer worked as assistant to the general manager until December 2005.

9.

Jed Hoyer then was given the title of assistant general manager.

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Jed Hoyer briefly served as co-general manager of the Red Sox from December 12,2005, to January 19,2006, and then returning to his previous job of assistant general manager.

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When Epstein left his position on October 31,2005, Jed Hoyer was part of a group of four executives, called the "Gang of Four", that kept the club running in Epstein's absence.

12.

Jed Hoyer was a key player in decision-making regarding players and their contracts.

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Similarly, during the 2009 season, Jed Hoyer interviewed to become the GM of the Washington Nationals, who appointed their own Assistant GM, Mike Rizzo, to the top spot.

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Jed Hoyer became the general manager, while McLeod would work in the scouting department.

15.

The Cubs announced that compensation for Jed Hoyer would be worked out before the Rule 5 Draft.

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Jed Hoyer signed another five-year deal in November 2020, running through 2025.