The Red Sox are sick of battling for last place and their top baseball executive paid the price.

Boston fired general manager and chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday with 17 games left in his fourth year running the team’s baseball department.

Red Sox owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and president & CEO Sam Kennedy informed Bloom of their decision to go in another direction, per a team release.

“While parting ways is not taken lightly, today signals a new direction for our club,” Henry said in the release. “Our organization has significant expectations on the field and while Chaim’s efforts in revitalizing our baseball infrastructure have helped set the stage for the future, we will today begin a search for new leadership.

“Everyone who knows Chaim has a deep appreciation and respect for the kind of person he is. His time with us will always be marked by his professionalism, integrity, and an unwavering respect for our club and its legacy.”

While Bloom led the Red Sox to the ALCS in 2021, the team finished in last place in the shortened 2020 season and also in 2022.

This season they are tied for last with the Yankees entering Thursday’s doubleheader.

The Red Sox were in the thick of the wild-card race earlier in the summer but have fizzled in recent weeks and seem likely to miss the playoffs for the fifth time in six years.

Boston defeated the Yankees in the one-game wild card series in 2021 before eventually losing to the Astros in six games in the ALCS.

Bloom amassed a 267-262 record during his time as the team’s GM following 15 years with the Rays.

The Mets considered Bloom for their GM vacancy in 2018, but ultimately opted for former agent Brodie Van Wagenen.

With Boston ousting its top baseball executive, general manager Brian O’Halloran has been offered a new senior leadership position within the baseball operations unit, per the release.

The search for Bloom’s replacement will begin immediately, according to the team.