Theo Nathaniel Epstein is an American Major League Baseball executive. He is the so of Leslie Epstein and Ilene Epstein
Advertisement
He was born into a secular Jewish family in New York City and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. His father is a novelist.
Theo Epstein’s grandpa, Philip G. Epstein, and great-uncle, Julius J. Epstein, co-wrote the script for Casablanca with Howard E. Koch, and his father Leslie Epstein, directs the Creative Writing Programme at Boston University.
Ilene his mother, founded a clothes store. Anya Epstein is a television producer and screenwriter.
Advertisement
He currently works for MLB as a consultant. Epstein went to Yale University and lived at Jonathan Edwards College. He was the Yale Daily News’s sports editor.
Theo Epstein then became the vice president and general manager for the Boston Red Sox and then the president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs. He worked for each team for nine seasons
Epstein rose to prominence while working for both teams for his role in ending two of Major League Baseball’s longest World Series droughts. The Red Sox won their first World Series championship in 86 years in 2004, while the Cubs won their first in 108 years in 2016.
Leave a Reply