Chaim Bloom is settling into his new role as Cardinals’ president of baseball operations ahead of a busy offseason.
But the 42-year-old baseball executive will also be remembered as a central figure in an infamous chapter of Red Sox history.
Appointed as Dave Dombrowski’s successor as Boston’s chief baseball officer in October 2019, one of Bloom’s first orders of business with the Red Sox was to determine the future of franchise star Mookie Betts.
Bloom and the Red Sox — unable to come to terms on a long-term extension with Betts — ultimately traded him to the Dodgers in February 2020 (along with David Price) in exchange for Alex Verdugo, Jeter Downs, and Connor Wong.