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Red Sox interview Bowden for second time

Boston also looking at White Sox's Wilder, Orioles' Beattie for G.M. job

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox interviewed Jim Bowden for a second time for their general manager’s job on Monday, but no decision was imminent in the team’s search to replace Theo Epstein.

Bowden, GM of the Washington Nationals and former GM for the Cincinnati Reds, met with Red Sox officials in Boston. The Red Sox also conducted a second interview during the weekend with Jim Beattie, former Baltimore Orioles executive vice president.

The Red Sox said more interviews will be held with a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. Boston would like a new GM in place before baseball’s winter meetings Dec. 5-8 in Dallas.

Boston also interviewed Dave Wilder on Saturday. He’s been the director of player development the past two seasons for the Chicago White Sox, who won the World Series last month.

Wilder met with Red Sox part-owner Tom Werner and president and chief executive officer Larry Lucchino, along with other members of the baseball operations staff.

Whoever is chosen as general manager, he’ll have to replace starters at first, second and third base, find a closer and deal with the possible defection of center-fielder Johnny Damon. Also, right-fielder Manny Ramirez has requested a trade.

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Wilder has said he wouldn’t hesitate to trade Ramirez, if — and that’s a big “if” — he can find a way to make the team better. That’s one of the things the Red Sox asked him about during about four hours of interviews.

“It all depends on what the deal is for,” Wilder said. “If not, you’ve got one of the better hitters in the last century.”

The most successful general manager in Red Sox history, Epstein left for personal reasons that reportedly stemmed from a breakdown in his relationship with Lucchino. Several prospective replacements have pulled out of the running; although no one has said it aloud, the word around baseball appears to be that the Red Sox front office isn’t such a great place to work.

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