Paul Toboni has been one of the fastest rising executives in baseball, and in recent years he’d emerged as a key leader in the Boston Red Sox front office under Craig Breslow.

Now the Bay Area native is set to call the shots of his own.

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Toboni is finalizing a deal to become the Washington Nationals’ new head of baseball operations. The 35-year-old will succeed Mike Rizzo, who was fired by the club earlier this season after a 17-year tenure leading the Nationals.

Toboni currently serves as one of five assistant general managers for the Red Sox, initially earning a promotion to the role ahead of the 2024 season. Toboni has served in the Red Sox organization in various capacities since 2015, starting as an intern and steadily working his way up through the

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