Chaim Bloom to replace John Mozeliak as St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball ops in 2026
Chaim Bloom will replace longtime St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak after the 2025 season
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chaim Bloom will replace longtime St. Louis Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak after the 2025 season, the team's CEO said Monday.
Bill DeWitt Jr. said Bloom will oversee a reset of the club’s player development system next season and then will take over for Mozeliak, who is the second-longest-tenured head of a big league team’s baseball operations behind the Yankees' Brian Cashman.
“Like many of our fans, we’re disappointed with our results the past two seasons,” DeWitt said, adding that manager Oliver Marmol will remain with the team in 2025. “Our goals remain unchanged: to consistently contend for NL Central titles and playoff appearances and ultimately win the World Series. ... Our baseball decisions going forward will focus on developing our pipeline of players, giving our young core every opportunity to succeed at the major league level.”
The Cardinals, who finished the season 83-79 and missed the postseason for the second consecutive year, agreed to a five-year deal with Bloom. The 41-year-old worked for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2005 until he became Boston’s chief baseball officer in October 2019. He was fired in September 2023, then hired by the Cardinals as an adviser last January.
