Jed Hoyer

Jed Hoyer
Hoyer in 2011 with the Padres.
Born	(1973-12-07) December 7, 1973 (age 43)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Wesleyan University '96
Occupation	General Manager
Organization	Chicago Cubs

Jed D. Hoyer (born December 7, 1973), is the executive vice-president and general manager of the Chicago Cubs. He has been the general manager of the San Diego Padres and the assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox. He joined the Red Sox in 2002, after the ownership of John W. Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino took over the team from John Harrington. He worked under the title of assistant to the general manager until December 2005. He then was given the title of assistant general manager. Hoyer briefly served as co-general manager of the Red Sox from December 12, 2005 to January 19, 2006 and then returning to his previous job of assistant general manager. In November 2003, he accompanied general manager Theo Epstein to Arizona to persuade pitcher Curt Schilling to accept a trade to the Red Sox, spending Thanksgiving at Schilling's home in what was eventually a successful effort.

Following the 2007 season, Hoyer interviewed to become General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a job that went to Neal Huntington of the Cleveland Indians organization. Similarly, during the 2009 season, Hoyer then interviewed to become the GM of the Washington Nationals, who appointed their own Assistant GM, Mike Rizzo (baseball), to the top spot.

In October 2009 he was hired as the San Diego Padres' general manager. Perhaps his best known deal as GM of the Padres was when he sent 1B Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox in exchange for RHP Casey Kelly, OF Reymond Fuentes, utility man Eric Patterson and 1B Anthony Rizzo.