Craig Breslow became chief baseball officer of the Boston Red Sox before the 2024 season, and reporters and fans have long wondered when he'd hire a general manager. He'll finally be ready to make the move in the winter before his third season at the helm.
Many organizations call the top man in charge in the front office — in other words, the person in Breslow's position — a GM. The Red Sox have had a CBO and GM at the same time in the recent past, after Chaim Bloom named Brian O'Halloran to the role in 2019.