Título: Theo Epstein
Seção: Boston Red Sox
Background: Epstein was born to a secular Jewish family in New York City and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. He attended Brookline High School (a 1991 graduate), and played baseball for the Brookline High School Warriors, but dreamed of working for the Red Sox. Epstein attended Yale University where he lived at Jonathan Edwards College. He served as sports editor of the Yale Daily News.

Conteúdo: After leaving the position as the Padres' President, Lucchino became president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Red Sox on November 15, 2001 and hired Epstein to work under him. At the end of the 2002 season, Lucchino appointed Epstein to replace interim general manager (GM) Mike Port. Epstein is credited with initiating the trade of Nomar Garciaparra and making key contract acquisitions including those of Kevin Millar and Curt Schilling during his first tenure as Red Sox GM. The new players were regarded as instrumental in breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino" when the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series. It was the Red Sox' first World Series championship since 1918, ending what remains the third longest championship drought in the history of any Major League team, after the Chicago White Sox (1917-2005) and the Chicago Cubs (1908-2016).  On October 31, 2005, Epstein resigned, rejecting a three-year, $1.5-million-per-year contract for personal reasons. According to The Boston Globe, "This is a job you have to give your whole heart and soul to", he said. "In the end, after a long period of reflection about myself and the program, I decided I could no longer put my whole heart and soul into it." Because it was Halloween the night he resigned from the Red Sox, Epstein left Fenway Park wearing a gorilla suit in an attempt to avoid reporters. A witness reported spotting a person wearing a gorilla suit driving a Volvo similar to Epste

user: When did Theo play for the Red Sox?

assistant: Lucchino became president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Red Sox on November 15, 2001 and hired Epstein to work under him.

user: How long did he play for that team?

assistant: At the end of the 2002 season, Lucchino appointed Epstein to replace interim general manager (GM) Mike Port.

user: While with the Red sox did they ever go to the world series on any special events?

assistant: The new players were regarded as instrumental in breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino" when the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series.

user: When did he leave the red sox team?

assistant: On October 31, 2005, Epstein resigned, rejecting a three-year, $1.5-million-per-year contract for personal reasons.

user: Did his career end with the red sox?

assistant: Epstein remained in contact with the team's front office and on January 12, 2006, he and Red Sox management announced his return.

user: Was there anything else interesting in this article about the red sox?

assistant: Because it was Halloween the night he resigned from the Red Sox, Epstein left Fenway Park wearing a gorilla suit in an attempt to avoid reporters.

user: Did the reporters figure out it was him?

assistant: A witness reported spotting a person wearing a gorilla suit driving a Volvo similar to Epstein's that night.