Ben Cherington

Ben Cherington
Cherington during the Red Sox
2013 World Series victory parade
Born
Benjamin P. Cherington

(1974-07-14) July 14, 1974 (age 50)
Meriden, New Hampshire, U.S.[1]
EducationAmherst College
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OccupationGeneral Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Spouse(s)Wendi Nix (divorced)
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(m. 2012)​
Children4

Benjamin P. Cherington (born July 14, 1974) is an American baseball executive serving as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) since November 2019.[2] He previously served as the vice-president of baseball operations for the Toronto Blue Jays, and was the executive vice president and general manager of the Boston Red Sox from 2011 to 2015. He succeeded Theo Epstein in that position, having worked in the team's baseball operations office since 1999, before Epstein's arrival.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. ^ "'Talent magnet' Cherington ready to rebuild Bucs". MLB.com.
  3. ^ Associated Press (October 24, 2011). "Red Sox set to name Cherington GM on Tuesday". Boston Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2011.