1. Theo Nathaniel Epstein was born on December 29,1973 and is an American Major League Baseball executive who is, since 2024, the senior adviser and part-owner of Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball and Liverpool FC of the English Premier League, among other properties.
Theo Epstein was born to a secular Jewish family in New York City and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Theo Epstein graduated from Brookline High School in 1991, where he played baseball for the Brookline High School Warriors, but dreamed of working for the Red Sox.
Theo Epstein attended Yale University, where he lived at Jonathan Edwards College.
Theo Epstein served as sports editor of the Yale Daily News.
Theo Epstein graduated in 1995 with a degree in American Studies.
Theo Epstein then moved with Larry Lucchino to the San Diego Padres as director of player development.
Theo Epstein based his class selection on which professors seemed to be the most lenient with attendance policies given the Padres' often-late work hours.
Theo Epstein worked his way up to become the team's director of baseball operations.
Theo Epstein is credited with trading away Nomar Garciaparra and acquiring Bill Mueller and Curt Schilling, moves that helped break the "Curse of the Bambino" when the Red Sox defeated the St Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series, their first championship since 1918.
Theo Epstein remained in contact with the team's front office and in January 2006, he and Red Sox management announced he would return, resuming the role of general manager and adding the title of executive vice president.
In November 2007, Theo Epstein announced, at the annual general manager meeting, that he had signed a new contract with the Red Sox but declined to disclose the terms of the deal.
On October 12,2011, Theo Epstein agreed to a five-year contract worth $18.5 million with the Chicago Cubs.
Theo Epstein signed an extension with the club on September 28,2016, with a contract estimated to be worth up to $25 million.
Theo Epstein stepped down from his role on the Cubs on November 20,2020.
Theo Epstein has a twin brother, Paul, who is a social worker at Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Theo Epstein's sister, Anya, is a screenwriter and television producer.
In September 2009, Theo Epstein was named Sporting News Executive of the Decade.
In November 2016, Theo Epstein was named the Sporting News Executive of the Year.
In March 2017, Theo Epstein was announced as Yale's Class Day Speaker.