Boston Red Sox front office dines with Dale Sveum in Milwaukee – MLB News
Boston Red Sox seems not to take any decision in a hurry, as it has been their third week in their quest of a potential candidate to hold the managerial position, which has been empty after Terry Francona left the club after the biggest September-disaster
in baseball history this past season.
Red Sox front office staff had a dinner with the possible candidate, the Philadelphia Phillies’ bench Coach Dale Sveum, on Wednesday, but no one knows the outcome of the meeting, as the participants did not disclose any decision to media. Chairman Tom Werner
was hosting the meeting, which includes Ben Cherington, Dale Sveum, club owner John Henry and CEO Larry Lucchino. The club will take time to decide about the next skipper, the chairperson Tom Werner stated while returning to Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
The reporters however pressed Werner to get any hint. Werner broke out after a while and said “we have not concluded anything” and “as of now, we do not have a manager.” He further added we had a good meal and it is all until now.
"I don't envision a scenario where there won't be at least one more candidate discussed," Cherington said Tuesday. "As in every question, most every question, I can't rule anything out, but I would expect at least one other candidate discussed."
Sveum however is being considered the prospective candidate for the job, for he is the only candidate who has been given a second interview. However, Ben Cherington stated on Tuesday that he will also have a meeting with the second finalist, whose name is
still under the curtain. Until 5 p.m., the Red Sox had not made any offer to any candidate, according to the sources familiar with the situation.
Besides Sveum, there were four more potential candidates for the spot. Cherington also had meetings with the Philadelphia Phillies’ bench Coach, Pete Mackanin, Cleveland Indians’ bench Coach Sandy Alomar Jr., Detroit Tigers’ third base coach Gene Lamont
and Toronto Blue Jays’ base coach Torey Lovullo. Sveum was considered important because he had been serving the Red Sox in 2004 and 2005. Sveum was also interviewed by the Chicago Cubs, the team to which their general manager Theo Epstein joined as a president
of baseball operations after leaving the organisation.
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