John Edward Farrell (born August 4, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and the current manager of the Boston Red Sox. Farrell served as the Red Sox pitching coach from 2007 to 2010, before leaving to be manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 to 2012. He returned to the Red Sox in 2013 and led them to a World Series title that year. During his playing career, Farrell was a member of the Cleveland Indians, California Angels and Detroit Tigers.
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Farrell was diagnosed with stage 1 lymphoma (cancer of the lymph system) in August 2015 and left the team to undergo treatment, with bench coach Torey Lovullo assuming his duties for the remainder of the 2015 season. On October 22, 2015, the Red Sox announced that Farrell's cancer was in remission
Early life
Farrell grew up in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. His father, Tom, pitched in the Cleveland Indians farm system in the 1950s until an injury ended his baseball career. John Farrell was a star pitcher for Shore Regional High School and Oklahoma State, where he had a 20–6 record one season
Personal life
John Farrell and his wife Sue have three sons, all of whom were selected in the MLB Draft. Jeremy, an infielder, went to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008 in the eighth round after playing at Virginia. He now plays in the Chicago White Sox minor league system. Shane, a right-handed pitcher out of Marshall, was taken in the 46th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, and now works for the Chicago Cubs in their baseball operations department. Finally, their youngest, Luke, a Northwestern right-hander, was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the sixth round of the 2013 draft. Farrell and Sue separated in 2014 after 30 years of marriage and are in the process of obtaining a divorce.[citation needed]
Farrell was diagnosed with stage 1 lymphoma in August 2015. In announcing his diagnosis, Farrell indicated that he would begin chemotherapy later that month, and that bench coach Torey Lovullo would manage the Red Sox for the rest of the 2015 season. The cancer was discovered when Farrell underwent surgery for a hernia, and Farrell described his cancer as being localized because it was discovered early, and indicated that his treatment would take approximately nine weeks. He also stated that he planned to resume his managerial duties for the 2016 season.
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