{{short description|American baseball executive}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Rick Hahn | image = Rick Hahn.jpg | caption = Hahn at the 2015 Baseball Winter Meetings | alt = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|03|20}} | birth_place = [[Winnetka, Illinois]], U.S. | nationality = | alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>{{nowrap|[[Harvard Law School]]}} ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])<br>[[Kellogg School of Management]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) | awards = [[Sporting News Executive of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Executive of the Year]] ({{mlby|2020}}) }} '''Rick Hahn''' (born March 20, 1971) is an American former baseball executive who most recently served as the Senior Vice President/General Manager of the [[Chicago White Sox]] of [[Major League Baseball]].

==Early life== Hahn was raised in [[Winnetka, Illinois]], and graduated from [[New Trier High School]]. He then went on to receive his undergraduate degree from the [[University of Michigan]], his [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Harvard Law School]] and his [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[Kellogg School of Management]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/team/exe_bios/hahn_rick.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020422114403/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/team/exe_bios/hahn_rick.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2002 |title=Chicago White Sox: Front Office |publisher=Chicago.whitesox.mlb.com |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref>

His aspirations of becoming a baseball executive were spurred on early in life at age eleven when he wrote a letter to [[Dallas Green (baseball)|Dallas Green]], the [[Chicago Cubs]] Vice President and General Manager at the time, suggesting possible trades, and Green responded to him in the form of a letter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-white-sox/11-year-old-cubs-fan-rick-hahn-wrote-gm-dallas-green-suggesting-some-moves-and |title=As an 11-year-old Cubs fan, Rick Hahn wrote GM Dallas Green suggesting some moves — and Green wrote back |last=Garfien|first=Chuck |publisher=nbcsports.com |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=May 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Career== Hahn began his professional career as an agent at Steinberg, Moorad and Dunn in 2000. He worked there for two years before joining the White Sox in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5658463 |title=Source: Mets to interview Rick Hahn |work=espn.com |date=October 7, 2010 |access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref>

Following the 2007 season, Hahn withdrew his name from consideration for the General Manager's job of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], who eventually named [[John Mozeliak]] to the position,<ref>{{cite web|last=Goold |first=Derrick |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2008/265257.html |title=Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: St. Louis Cardinals: Top 10 Prospects |publisher=BaseballAmerica.com |date=November 30, 2007 |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> and he also declined the opportunity to interview for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] GM job prior to [[Neal Huntington]] being named to that post.<ref>[http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=Nzc2Nzk3Nw%3D%3D ]{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref> Additionally, the White Sox declined Hahn permission to interview for the [[Seattle Mariners]] GM job following the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/03/hahn-to-be-honored-as-top-assistant-gm.html |access-date=April 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323051032/http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/03/hahn-to-be-honored-as-top-assistant-gm.html |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |title=Breaking Sports News - Chicago Tribune }}</ref>

During the 2008 season, ''[[Baseball Prospectus]]'' had named Hahn one of the top-ten GM candidates in the game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carroll |first=Will |url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7683 |title=The Next Ten |publisher=Baseball Prospectus |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> In July 2011, SportsIllustrated.com ranked Hahn as the No.&nbsp;1 General Manager Candidate in [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/07/13/baseball-gms |title=Ten front office assistants in line to become MLB general managers - Will Carroll - SI.com |publisher=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> Similarly, in March 2010, ''[[Baseball America]]'' named Hahn the No.&nbsp;1 General Manager prospect in baseball.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/majors/column/2010/269761.html |title=BaseballAmerica.com: Majors: Will Lingo: Top GM Prospects |access-date=April 7, 2010 |archive-date=February 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223193026/http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/majors/column/2010/269761.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100331&content_id=9034890&notebook_id=9035056&vkey=notebook_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws |title=Concern over Garcia growing |publisher=Chicago.whitesox.mlb.com |access-date=October 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225083235/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100331&content_id=9034890&notebook_id=9035056&vkey=notebook_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On October 26, 2012, the White Sox promoted [[Kenny Williams (baseball)|Kenny Williams]] from general manager to executive vice president, and promoted Hahn from assistant general manager to general manager.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/10/26/white-sox-promote-ken-williams-to-executive-vice-president-name-rick-hahn-general-manager/ | title=White Sox promote Ken Williams to executive vice president, name Rick Hahn general manager | date=October 26, 2012 }}</ref>

Following the 2020 season, in which the White Sox made their first post-season appearance since 2008, Hahn was voted winner of the [[Sporting News Executive of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' Executive of the Year Award]] by a panel of his peers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rick Hahn voted Sporting News MLB Executive of the Year |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-rick-hahn-voted-sporting-news-mlb-executive-of-the-year |website=MLB.com}}</ref> Hahn joined [[Roland Hemond]] (1972) and [[Bill Veeck]] (1977) to become only the third White Sox executive to win the honor in the 85-year history of the award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rick Hahn voted Sporting News MLB Executive of the Year |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-rick-hahn-voted-sporting-news-mlb-executive-of-the-year |website=MLB.com}}</ref> During Hahn's tenure, the White Sox made the post-season in back-to-back seasons for the first time in the franchise's 121-year history when they won the 2021 American League Central Division.<ref>[https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/09/23/white-sox-clinch-al-central-first-back-to-back-playoff-berth White Sox win AL Central]</ref>

The White Sox fired Hahn and Williams on August 22, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Merkin|first=Scott|title=White Sox part ways with Williams, Hahn|url=https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/ken-williams-rick-hahn-relieved-of-white-sox-duties|website=MLB.com|date=August 22, 2023|access-date=August 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Jesse |title=White Sox fire vice president Ken Williams, GM Rick Hahn |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38241494/white-sox-fire-vice-president-ken-williams-gm-rick-hahn |access-date=August 23, 2023 |publisher=ESPN.com |date=August 22, 2023}}</ref> This was amidst a season in which the White Sox would go on to lose 101 games.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Chicago White Sox Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2023.shtml |website=Baseball Reference}}</ref>

==Personal life== Hahn resides in [[Glencoe, Illinois]] with his wife Jean and their two sons. {{citation needed |date=March 2018}} Hahn is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2537362/2021/04/23/for-chicago-rabbi-ryan-daniels-and-rangers-president-jon-daniels-baseball-and-religion-go-hand-in-hand/|title=For Chicago rabbi Ryan Daniels and Rangers president Jon Daniels, baseball and religion go hand in hand }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}

{{Chicago White Sox general managers}} {{Sporting News Executive of the Year Award}}

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