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Red Sox announce John Farrell will not return as manager for 2018 season

After five seasons in Boston, John Farrell will not return as manager of the Red Sox for the upcoming 2018 season. On Wednesday — just two days after the team lost their season-ending game to the Astros in the ALDS — the club announced that Farrell has been released and that the search for a new manager will begin immediately. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is expected to speak at Fenway Park later during the day.

The #RedSox announced today that John Farrell will not return as manager in 2018. A search for a new manager will begin immediately.