Red Sox Fire Manager John Farrell

BOSTON, MA — John Farrell will not return as manager of the Red Sox, the team announced Wednesday morning. A search for a new manager will start immediately, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski said. The 55-year-old Farrell had one year left on his contract.

The team on his watch won the World Series in 2013 but spent the next two seasons in last place.

Farrell just completed his fifth year at the helm, an up-and-down stretch which saw three American League East championships and the 2013 title, as well as a bout with cancer, a highly publicized divorce and a relationship with a team broadcaster.

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Farrell this year became the first Red Sox manager to lead the team to back-to-back division championships. His 432 wins and 810 games managed each are sixth most in club history.

Farrell started his professional coaching career with Boston in 2007, the pitching coach of a World Series championship team. He remained in that role until becoming the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011. The Red Sox made a rare trade for a manager when they acquired him from Toronto in 2013.

The Red Sox won 93 games this season en route to a second consecutive AL East title. But for the second year in a row, the team floundered in the playoffs. Boston won just one of seven postseason games the past two years, with several games appearing noncompetitive.

Farrell was ejected in the second inning of his final game with Boston, taking the bullet for second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who was arguing with the home plate umpire after striking out with the bases loaded.

Farrell missed the final 48 games of the 2015 season upon learning he had lymphoma. He returned in 2016 and led the team to a playoff berth.

The 2016 season also saw Farrell acknowledge he was getting divorced. A Comcast SportsNet reporter had resigned amid rumors of her relationship with Farrell.

The Red Sox hired Farrell after a disastrous season from Bobby Valentine, who was hired to succeed the beloved Terry Francona.

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