Jerry Dipoto, who abruptly resigned as Angels general manager on July 1 in the wake of renewed friction with Manager Mike Scioscia, has been hired on an interim basis by the Boston Red Sox to help with off-season moves, veteran baseball writer Peter Gammons reported Wednesday.
Dipoto, a former big league reliever who worked as a scout for the Red Sox in 2003 and 2004, confirmed via text message that he has been hired as a "baseball consultant" by the Red Sox but did not elaborate on what his specific role would be or if the job could be a precursor to him being hired on a full-time basis by the Red Sox.