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Byrnes was fired on July 1, 2010 and Dipoto was named interim General Manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2010/07/diamondbacks-fire-manager-aj-hinch-/1 |title=Diamondbacks make it official: GM Josh Byrnes and manager A.J. Hinch out - Daily Pitch: MLB News, Standings, Schedules & More - USATODAY.com |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=September 23, 2010}}</ref> On September 22, [[Kevin Towers]] was named the new Diamondbacks General Manager. Dipoto was offered the opportunity to remain with the Diamondbacks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100922&content_id=14968328&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Futures of Gibson, Dipoto to be decided soon | MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=September 23, 2010}}</ref>
On October 28, 2011, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced Dipoto would be their next general manager, replacing [[Tony Reagins]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-1029-angels-gm-dipoto-20111029,0,4316140.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Mike | last=DiGiovanna | title=Angels pick Jerry Dipoto as new general manager | date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> Angels' owner [[Arte Moreno]] said that "one of the reasons we hired Jerry is that I really liked the way he viewed baseball analytics." However, Dipoto and manager [[Mike Scioscia]] disagreed regarding the use of analytics in baseball decisions,<ref name=usatoday>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/09/22/angels-arte-moreno-mike-scioscia-jerry-dipoto/16065975/|title=Angels found harmony when Moreno said 'go figure it out'|author=Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Sports|date=September 22, 2014|work=USA TODAY|access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> and a rift developed between the two when Dipoto fired [[Mickey Hatcher]] from the role of the team's [[Coach (baseball)#Hitting coach|hitting coach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/133963704/jerry-dipoto-stepping-down-as-angels-gm|title=Dipoto decides to step down as Angels GM|work=Major League Baseball|access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Despite rumors that the Angels might replace either Dipoto or Scioscia after the 2013 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/9598717/mike-scioscia-los-angeles-angels-refutes-rift-gm-jerry-dipoto|title=Mike Scioscia of Los Angeles Angels refutes rift with GM Jerry Dipoto|work=ESPN.com|date=August 25, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Moreno announced that both would return to the Angels for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/62721196/|title=Scioscia, Dipoto to return in 2014|work=Major League Baseball|access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref>
Tension between Dipoto and Scioscia continued during the 2015 season regarding the way Scioscia and his coaches delivered statistical reports developed by Dipoto and the front office to their players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/west/story/los-angeles-angels-players-react-to-reported-rift-between-front-office-and-mike-scioscia-063015|title = Pujols on leak of reported rift between Scioscia, Dipoto: 'We're supposed to be family'|date = July 2015}}</ref> Dipoto resigned his post on July 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-angels-jerry-dipoto-resigns-20150701-story.html|title=Jerry Dipoto resigns as Angels general manager|work=LA Times|first=Mike|last=Digiovanna|date=July 1, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref>
On August 12, 2015 the [[Boston Red Sox]] hired Dipoto in an advisory role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25267713/red-sox-hire-ex-angels-gm-jerry-dipoto-to-help-with-offseason-moves|title=Red Sox hire ex-Angels GM Jerry Dipoto to help with offseason moves|first=Mike|last=Axisa|work=CBS Sports|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> After the Seattle Mariners fired [[Jack Zduriencik]] after seven years with the club, they launched a GM search which lasted exactly one month, culminating with the hiring of Dipoto on September 28, 2015.<ref name="MarinersHire" />
==Personal life==
Dipoto and his wife, Tamie, have three children: Taylor, Jordan, and Jonah. He is also a [[thyroid cancer]] survivor, having undergone curative thyroid surgery in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/relieved-reliever-mets-dipoto-win-cancer-article-1.691108 |title=RELIEVED RELIEVER METS' DIPOTO GETS WIN OVER CANCER|author=John Giannone|
==References==
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