After nearly four years as the Boston Red Sox’s chief baseball officer from October 2019 to September 2023, Chaim Bloom is ready for the next chapter of his baseball career.

Bloom, 42, is in his first offseason as the St. Louis Cardinals’ new president of baseball operations after replacing John Mozeliak. It’s his first time running a team since the Red Sox dismissed him two years ago.

In an in-depth interview with MassLive’s Chris Cotillo at the GM meetings this week, Bloom reflected on his turbulent time in Boston and the valuable lessons he learned from it.

“For me, it’s just really taking away from that (stint) my own understanding of the level of alignment that’s needed throughout an organization to point it toward success,” Bloom told Cotillo. “In this chair, you have to insis

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