Brian O'Halloran (born October 28, 1971)[1] is an American baseball executive serving as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Biography

O'Halloran has degrees from Colby College and UCLA.[2] His first job in baseball was as an intern for the San Diego Padres.[2]

O'Halloran joined the Boston Red Sox in 2002 as a baseball operations assistant, and became the director of baseball operations in 2006.[2] He was named a vice president and assistant general manager for the team in November 2011.[3] He became a senior vice president in 2015, and was promoted to executive vice president in November 2018.[2]

On October 25, 2019, O'Halloran was reportedly named the Red Sox' new general manager, at the same time that Chaim Bloom was named Chief Baseball Officer, with O’Halloran reporting to him.[4] An official announcement was made on October 28, an off-day of the 2019 World Series.[5]

Personal

In addition to English, O'Halloran speaks Georgian and Russian; he previously studied in Georgia and worked in Moscow.[2] O'Halloran and his wife, Jean, have three children.[2]

References

Further reading

• Boyle, Gerry (Fall 2004). "Front-Office Fantasy". Colby. Vol. 93, no. 3. pp. 32–33. Retrieved October 25, 2019 – via issuu.com. Galen Carr and Brian O’Halloran live their dream as they help shape the Red Sox