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The Beane Connection: Did Billy Beane Quietly Hire Taylor Smith?
Did Billy Beane quietly influence the A's decision to hire Taylor Smith as their new president of baseball operations?
The A's have made one of their most important front-office decisions in years, bringing in 31-year-old Taylor Smith from the Boston Red Sox. But behind the announcement lies a fascinating history connecting Billy Beane, Boston ownership, and the baseball executives who helped shape Smith's career.
Welcome to THE SIXTH INNING: A'S NEWS AT SIX, with Booney, exclusively on the House Always Wins Media Network.
Tonight, we're following the connections.
In 2002, Red Sox ownership…
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