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Cubs Assistant GM Randy Bush Moves To Advisor Role

By Mark Polishuk | October 20, 2021 at 10:08am CDT

Longtime Cubs assistant general manager Randy Bush is leaving his position to become a senior advisor for the team’s baseball operations department, The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney reports.  Bush has been Chicago’s assistant GM since December 2006, and briefly served as the interim GM in between Jim Hendry’s firing in August 2011 and Theo Epstein’s hiring in the 2011-12 offseason.

Bush stayed with the team throughout Epstein’s tenure, and though Jed Hoyer’s first season as the Cubs’ president of baseball operations.  The role change has been in the works since August, when Bush let Hoyer know he wasn’t planning to return as assistant GM, so this advisory position will allow Bush to spend more time with his family while working mostly remotely from his Jacksonville home.

“It’s just been an awesome chapter in my baseball career.  Working with great people here, and the things we’ve accomplished, it’s just been a ball,” Bush said.  “With all that being said, I’m looking forward to this next chapter in my career and my life.  I honestly feel like the luckiest guy in the world with all the blessings that I’ve had in my whole baseball life.  It’s been unbelievable.”

Minnesota fans will remember Bush from his 12 seasons with the Twins from 1982-1993, as Bush saw regular duty as an outfielder and first baseman over 1219 career MLB games and was a member of the Twins’ two World Series championship teams.  He also worked as the head baseball coach at the University of New Orleans from 2000-05 before joining the Cubs organization as a special assistant and advance scout.

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  1. Monkey’s Uncle

    4 years ago

    Solid playing career, great post-playing career resume, and one of the all-time best baseball names.

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  2. Oldman58

    4 years ago

    Good decision Randy. Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to distant themselves from the train wreck of a front office run by Tom Ricketts and Jed Hoyer

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    • Rayland#1

      4 years ago

      Could not agree more! Instead of repeating “We have the financial resources to compete”. they should be saying “Our Front Office sucks and can’t develop our own starting pitching.” Hoyer needs to go.

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  3. sascoach2003

    4 years ago

    Great baseball mind, even greater guy. I have known him for some time. Family always above everything. I wish him well.

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  4. Fly over fan

    4 years ago

    I think I remember a story about how he hit the longest home run ever. It cleared the fence and landed in the coal train running on the tracks just beyond the stadium. For all I know it could still be going…………..

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  5. ChiSox_Fan

    4 years ago

    Peter principal! Bush not qualified to be promoted to GM.

    That’s likely why he didn’t return as the Assistant GM. Knew he would eventually be fired when a new GM “Dumpster Diver” came aboard.

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    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      4 years ago

      You must be fun at parties

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  6. traveling man

    4 years ago

    What a name!

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  7. Franco27

    4 years ago

    Is he related to Harry and Mary?.

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