BOSTON -- Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, known for his stealth in baseball deals, quietly got married this month.

The Boston Globe had reported in Wednesday editions that Epstein's father, Leslie Epstein, confirmed his son married Marie Whitney in New York at the original Nathan's Famous hot dog stand, built in 1916.

However, the Globe later posted a correction on its Web site to say the wedding did not take place at Coney Island. It did not give any other details.

"Leslie Epstein meant it as a joke and we took it as being straightforward," said Globe Sports Editor Joe Sullivan.

WFNX-FM reported Wednesday that Theo Epstein, 33, and Whitney, 28, got married earlier this month on the yacht of John Henry, the Red Sox team owner.

The Red Sox, Henry and Leslie Epstein did not immediately return messages for comment Wednesday.

The couple reportedly became engaged last May, but did not make a formal announcement.

Whitney, who did graduate study in health care policies at Harvard, has been a volunteer at Horizons for Homeless Children, a group that focuses on the needs of homeless children.

The couple are out of the country this week, the Globe reported.

Epstein is known for keeping things quiet -- such has his successful bid for Japanese pitching star Daisuke Matsuzaka. He sneaked out of Fenway Park in a gorilla suit on Halloween 2005 when he quit his job for a few months.