# Rick Hahn

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American baseball executive

Rick Hahn Hahn at the 2015 Baseball Winter Meetings Born (1971-03-20) March 20, 1971 (age 55) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. Alma mater University of Michigan (BA) Harvard Law School (JD) Kellogg School of Management (MBA) Awards Sporting News Executive of the Year (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](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball).

## Early life

Hahn was raised in [Winnetka, Illinois](/source/Winnetka%2C_Illinois), and graduated from [New Trier High School](/source/New_Trier_High_School). He then went on to receive his undergraduate degree from the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan), his [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from [Harvard Law School](/source/Harvard_Law_School) and his [Master of Business Administration](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from the [Kellogg School of Management](/source/Kellogg_School_of_Management).[1]

His aspirations of becoming a baseball executive were spurred on early in life at age eleven when he wrote a letter to [Dallas Green](/source/Dallas_Green_(baseball)), the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) Vice President and General Manager at the time, suggesting possible trades, and Green responded to him in the form of a letter.[2]

## 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.[3]

Following the 2007 season, Hahn withdrew his name from consideration for the General Manager's job of the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals), who eventually named [John Mozeliak](/source/John_Mozeliak) to the position,[4] and he also declined the opportunity to interview for the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) GM job prior to [Neal Huntington](/source/Neal_Huntington) being named to that post.[5] Additionally, the White Sox declined Hahn permission to interview for the [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners) GM job following the 2008 season.[6]

During the 2008 season, *[Baseball Prospectus](/source/Baseball_Prospectus)* had named Hahn one of the top-ten GM candidates in the game.[7] In July 2011, SportsIllustrated.com ranked Hahn as the No. 1 General Manager Candidate in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball).[8] Similarly, in March 2010, *[Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America)* named Hahn the No. 1 General Manager prospect in baseball.[9][10]

On October 26, 2012, the White Sox promoted [Kenny Williams](/source/Kenny_Williams_(baseball)) from general manager to executive vice president, and promoted Hahn from assistant general manager to general manager.[11]

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](/source/Sporting_News_Executive_of_the_Year_Award) by a panel of his peers.[12] Hahn joined [Roland Hemond](/source/Roland_Hemond) (1972) and [Bill Veeck](/source/Bill_Veeck) (1977) to become only the third White Sox executive to win the honor in the 85-year history of the award.[13] 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.[14]

The White Sox fired Hahn and Williams on August 22, 2023.[15][16] This was amidst a season in which the White Sox would go on to lose 101 games.[17]

## Personal life

Hahn resides in [Glencoe, Illinois](/source/Glencoe%2C_Illinois) with his wife Jean and their two sons. [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Hahn is Jewish.[18]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Chicago White Sox: Front Office"](https://web.archive.org/web/20020422114403/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/team/exe_bios/hahn_rick.html). Chicago.whitesox.mlb.com. Archived from [the original](http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/team/exe_bios/hahn_rick.html) on April 22, 2002. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Garfien, Chuck (February 16, 2017). ["As an 11-year-old Cubs fan, Rick Hahn wrote GM Dallas Green suggesting some moves — and Green wrote back"](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-white-sox/11-year-old-cubs-fan-rick-hahn-wrote-gm-dallas-green-suggesting-some-moves-and). nbcsports.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Source: Mets to interview Rick Hahn"](http://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=5658463). *espn.com*. October 7, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Goold, Derrick (November 30, 2007). ["Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: St. Louis Cardinals: Top 10 Prospects"](http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2008/265257.html). BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [\[1\]](http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=Nzc2Nzk3Nw%3D%3D)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Breaking Sports News - Chicago Tribune"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100323051032/http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/03/hahn-to-be-honored-as-top-assistant-gm.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/03/hahn-to-be-honored-as-top-assistant-gm.html) on March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Carroll, Will (June 18, 2008). ["The Next Ten"](http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7683). Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Ten front office assistants in line to become MLB general managers - Will Carroll - SI.com"](https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/07/13/baseball-gms). Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. July 13, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["BaseballAmerica.com: Majors: Will Lingo: Top GM Prospects"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160223193026/http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/majors/column/2010/269761.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/majors/column/2010/269761.html) on February 23, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Concern over Garcia growing"](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). Chicago.whitesox.mlb.com. Archived from [the original](http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100331&content_id=9034890&notebook_id=9035056&vkey=notebook_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["White Sox promote Ken Williams to executive vice president, name Rick Hahn general manager"](https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/10/26/white-sox-promote-ken-williams-to-executive-vice-president-name-rick-hahn-general-manager/). October 26, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Rick Hahn voted Sporting News MLB Executive of the Year"](https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-rick-hahn-voted-sporting-news-mlb-executive-of-the-year). *MLB.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Rick Hahn voted Sporting News MLB Executive of the Year"](https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-rick-hahn-voted-sporting-news-mlb-executive-of-the-year). *MLB.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [White Sox win AL Central](https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/09/23/white-sox-clinch-al-central-first-back-to-back-playoff-berth)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Merkin, Scott (August 22, 2023). ["White Sox part ways with Williams, Hahn"](https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/ken-williams-rick-hahn-relieved-of-white-sox-duties). *MLB.com*. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Rogers, Jesse (August 22, 2023). ["White Sox fire vice president Ken Williams, GM Rick Hahn"](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38241494/white-sox-fire-vice-president-ken-williams-gm-rick-hahn). ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["2023 Chicago White Sox Statistics"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2023.shtml). *Baseball Reference*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["For Chicago rabbi Ryan Daniels and Rangers president Jon Daniels, baseball and religion go hand in hand"](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/).

v t e Chicago White Sox general managers Harry Grabiner (1915–1945) Leslie O'Connor (1946–1948) Frank Lane (1948–1955) Chuck Comiskey (1956–1958) Johnny Rigney (1956–1958) Hank Greenberg (1959–1961) Ed Short (1961–1970) Stu Holcomb (1970–1973) Roland Hemond (1973–1985) Ken Harrelson (1985–June 1986) Tom Haller (June 1986–October 1986) Larry Himes (1986–1990) Ron Schueler (1990–2000) Kenny Williams (2000–2012) Rick Hahn (2012–2023) Chris Getz (2023–present)

v t e The Sporting News Executive of the Year Award 1936: Rickey 1937: Barrow 1938: Giles 1939: La. MacPhail 1940: Briggs 1941: Barrow 1942: Rickey 1943: Cl. Griffith 1944: DeWitt 1945: Wrigley 1946: Yawkey 1947: Rickey 1948: Veeck 1949: Carpenter 1950: Weiss 1951: Weiss 1952: Weiss 1953: Perini 1954: Stoneham 1955: O'Malley 1956: Paul 1957: Lane 1958: Brown 1959: Bavasi 1960: Weiss 1961: Topping 1962: Haney 1963: Devine 1964: Devine 1965: Ca. Griffith 1966: Le. MacPhail 1967: O'Connell 1968: Campbell 1969: Murphy 1970: Dalton 1971: Tallis 1972: Hemond 1973: Howsam 1974: Paul 1975: O'Connell 1976: Burke 1977: Veeck 1978: Richardson 1979: Peters 1980: Smith 1981: McHale 1982: Dalton 1983: Peters 1984: Green 1985: Schuerholz 1986: Cashen 1987: Rosen 1988: Claire 1989: Hemond 1990: Quinn 1991: A. MacPhail 1992: Duquette 1993: Thomas 1994: Hart 1995: Hart 1996: Melvin 1997: Bonifay 1998: Hunsicker 1999: Beane 2000: Jocketty 2001: Gillick 2002: Ryan 2003: Sabean 2004: Jocketty 2005: Shapiro 2006: Ryan 2007: Shapiro 2008: Friedman 2009: O'Dowd 2010: Jocketty 2011: Dombrowski / Melvin 2012: Beane 2013: Cherington 2014: Duquette 2015: Anthopoulos 2016: Epstein 2017: Antonetti 2018: Beane 2019: Neander 2020: Hahn 2021: Zaidi 2022: Antonetti 2023: Elias 2024: Arnold 2025: Arnold

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