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Theo Epstein is back with Fenway Sports Group, the organization announced Friday.
The former Boston Red Sox general manager is joining the ownership group and taking on the role of senior advisor for FSG, which owns the Red Sox, Liverpool F.C. of the English Premier League, the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, RFK Racing and Boston Common Golf of the TGL.
“It’s a great honor, something I’m really excited about,” Epstein said via Sportico. “It’s just exciting to be joining such a dynamic, groundbreaking company across multiple sports, doing so many innovative things at the cutting edge of everything going on in sports these days. For me, it’s perfect. I was looking for a pathway into ownership.”
According to FSG, Epstein will "advise owners John Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon and Sam Kennedy on the sporting operations across the portfolio and consult on strategic growth and investment initiatives."
Since January 2021, Epstein has been serving as a special consultant to Major League Baseball dealing with on-field matters. As part of his role, he was the face of the league as it rolled out various changes, such as the pitch clock, for the 2023 season.
According to Sportico, while he will be moving back to FSG, Epstein will "informally serve [MLB]’s competition and on-field committees."
Epstein is best known for his time with the Red Sox from 2003 to 2011, when he helped build the teams that won two World Series titles and reached the ALCS four times. After leaving Boston, he took on the President of Baseball Operations job with the Chicago Cubs from 2011 to 2020 and helped a second franchise end its curse with a World Series victory in 2016.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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