The anecdote serves to illustrate the reputation the pitcher-turned-executive has cultivated in Boston, which traded its best hitter to San Francisco on Sunday.

Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow reportedly fired a longtime team employee after an insulting f-bomb at the end of a Zoom call.

Craig Breslow, who is the head of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox, has been under the spotlight since the team traded slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, and he reportedly isn't the most popular person within the organization.