John Farrell Named Blue Jays Manager

by FanHouse Staff

Filed under: Blue Jays, Red Sox

The worst-kept secret in two countries became official Monday when the Blue Jays announced they have hired John Farrell, most recently the pitching coach for the Red Sox, as their new manager.

Farrell, 48, replaces the retiring Cito Gaston and becomes the 12th manager in Toronto history. Though he has not served as a manager at any level of baseball, Farrell has long been considered a candidate to move into a top job at some point. He'll get his shot with the Blue Jays after a broad and lengthy search conducted by GM Alex Anthopoulos.

Farrell has been with the Red Sox the last four seasons after coming over from Cleveland, where he served as director of player development for five years. Prior to that, Farrell was the pitching coach at Oklahoma State University.

 

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