Ben Cherington: Biography in Details
Who is Ben Cherington?
American Ben Cherington is a Baseball executive.
Currently, Cherington is renowned as the General manager of the professional Baseball Team Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) since November 2019.
Ben Cherington- Birth Age, Family
Ben Cherington was born Benjamin P. Cherington on the 14th of July 1974 in Meriden, New Hampshire. He is of British-Irish ancestry.
Family Background
His grandfather, Richard Eberhart was a professor at Dartmouth College. Apart from that, he was also a poet. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his Poetry.
Education
Ben Cherington graduated from Lebanon High School. At the school, he played as a pitcher for his High School baseball team.
After that, he attended Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Later, he earned his master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst majoring in Sports management.
Ben Cherington- Professional career
Boston Red Sox
In 1999, Ben Cherington joined Red Sox as an Amherst College alumnus. Over the course of time, his role in the team was varying.
For the team, he served as an area scout, baseball operations assistant, and assistant director of player development.
Later, on the 12th of December 2005, Cherington was promoted to co-general manager.
Following the promotion, Ben Cherington was the vice president for player personnel.
In 2009, Ben Cherington become the senior vice president and vice general manager of the team. In 2011, the team promoted him to general manager of the team.
After serving 17 years for the club, he resigned from the club denying the request to remain as general manager for the club.
Toronto Blue Jays
After leaving Red Sox, he joined the baseball team, Toronto Blue Jays. He served the team as the vice president of baseball operations.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On the 18th of November 2019, Ben Cherington officially announced that he will be joining Pittsburgh Pirates as a general manager.
Awards, Nomination
- 2013- Major League Baseball Executive of the Year by The Sporting News.
Current strategy
Ben Cherington’s current strategy for the baseball team, Pittsburgh Pirates is not to rebuild the entire team.
Currently, he is focusing on the four to five trades of major league players who were on the last year’s team.
Based on the strategy, the baseball team is opening the season with a payroll of 51 million dollars which is just the third-lowest in baseball.
In the very matter, Ben Cherington told us that we can look at many teams and how they moved to win. Also, he added that the team will invest more over time.
Ben Cherington- Net Worth, Salary 2024
Ben Cherington has an estimated net worth of $9 million as of 2024 which includes a home in Pittsburgh.
As a general manager, his earnings are in the range of $34k – $110k.
Also, his earnings as a Baseball executive are in the range of $74k – $401k.
Social Media
Ben Cherington is not active on any sort of social media sites like TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter,
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Ben Cherington's Anniversary Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
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| 2024 | April | Saturday |
| 2025 | April | Sunday |
| 2026 | April | Monday |
| 2027 | April | Tuesday |
| 2028 | April | Thursday |
Ben Cherington's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
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| 2024 | July | Sunday |
| 2025 | July | Monday |
| 2026 | July | Tuesday |
| 2027 | July | Wednesday |
| 2028 | July | Friday |
