BOSTON -- Change will come to the Boston Red Sox.
It's almost inevitable now. A season that began six months ago amid expectations of a championship ended in the rain Monday at Fenway Park. The Red Sox lost, 5-4, to the Houston Astros in a thrilling Game 4 of the American League Division Series and were booted from the playoffs 10 victories shy of winning a World Series.
And one of the first decisions that must be made is the fate of manager John Farrell.
Farrell has guided the Red Sox to three AL East titles (and two last-place finishes) in five seasons at the helm and is the only manager in franchise history to win back-to-back division crowns.