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Even Chaim Bloom's own kids can't believe infamous trade before Cardinals tenure

Related Topics: Chaim Bloom, Mookie Betts

There are few jobs in sports packed with more public pressure than being in charge of a baseball team's roster. Moves are broken down, analyzed and, in many cases, criticized. Chaim Bloom, the St. Louis Cardinals' new president of baseball operations, has had it even harder than many, as he's been somewhat typecast as a guru of roster teardowns as he oversees the Cardinals' rebuild after executing one of the most unpopular moves in recent Boston Red Sox history.

Chaim Bloom's trade of Mookie Betts during his tenure with Boston was controversial in the Red Sox community — and now within his family.