Location: Boston Description: The Boston Red Sox, in partnership with Major League Baseball have created The David Ortiz Fellowship Program, with one of its purposes being to promote and encourage greater racial and gender diversity within baseball front office positions. While the specific job responsibilities may change from one year to the next, each calendar year one new individual will be selected for this Fellowship to work in a Red Sox front office position. In addition, the Fellow will travel to New York two or three times during the course of the year to meet with leaders within Major League Baseball and work on projects for the Commissioner’s Office. The goal of this work will be to broaden their exposure to the baseball profession and give them the skills they need for future positions in the field.
The position reports to the VP, Baseball Research & Development, and candidates are expected to start in Jan. 2018.
Responsibilities: For the 2018 calendar year, the Fellowship will include a focus on analytics,c while also providing exposure to all departments within baseball operations. Some specific responsibilities include:
Qualifications: The Fellow we choose will embody the determination, enthusiasm and energy that David Ortiz brought to Fenway Park and the game of baseball each and every day. People of color and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Additional desired qualifications include:
To Apply: To apply, please send an email to analyticsresume@redsox.com with the subject “David Ortiz Fellowship.” Please include the following items/answer:
Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.
I was hoping from the job title that the work requirements were simply providing David Ortiz with company.
I was hoping it involved nothing but spitting in batting gloves and rubbing them together.