Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager
Raquel Ferreira was promoted to Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager in December 2019. Entering her 25th year with the Red Sox in 2023, she became only the fourth female to hold the title of Assistant General Manager in a baseball operations department in Major League Baseball, joining Kim Ng of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jean Afterman of the New York Yankees, and Elaine Weddington Steward of the Red Sox.
In her current role, Ferreira reports directly to Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom and General Manager Brian O'Halloran and assists in all areas of baseball operations. Over her career with the Red Sox, her work has been focused on overseeing the baseball operations budgets and the club's major and minor league operations, as well as the daily operations for the team's major league clubhouse and travel. In addition, she was instrumental in establishing the Boston Red Sox Rookie Development program, which began in 2004.
Ferreira is also a member of the Red Sox' Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee. The SJAC aims to promote and amplify racial and social justice causes that align with the organization's core values, as well as develop sustainable initiatives that promote social justice, equity and inclusion. In addition, Ferreira in 2022 served on the MLB Women's Advisory Council, which aims to support women's initiatives and identify issues facing women in MLB front offices.
Prior to her most recent promotion, Ferreira served as Senior Vice President, Major and Minor League Operations during the 2019 season and as Vice President, Major and Minor League Operations over a two-year span from 2017-18. She also served as the Red Sox' Vice President, Baseball Administration (2015-16); Senior Director, Minor League Operations (2011-14); Director, Minor League Operations (2008-11); and as Director, Minor League Administration (2002-07). In her prior roles, Ferreira oversaw the daily operations for the organization's six minor league affiliates, handling issues for all minor league players and staff such as contract tenders, player transactions, payroll, and insurance.
In 2019, Ferreira was honored with the Special Achievement Award from the Boston Baseball Writers. She was also one of only seven nominees for the WISE 2020 Women of the Year award, which selects individuals not only for the positions they hold, but also for their ongoing commitment to the professional development and advancement of women at their respective organizations. In 2002, Ferreira received the Red Sox' Edward F. Kenney Award, which is given annually to a member of the club's Player Development department who demonstrates dedication, success, and work ethic befitting the man for which the award is named.
A Cumberland, RI native, Ferreira is a 1992 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a BA in Communications. She and her husband, Erik Stamps, reside in Stoneham, MA with their 15-year-old daughter, Gabriella.