Red Sox's Farrell has lymphoma

Red Sox manager John Farrell announced to reporters on Friday that he’s been diagnosed with Stage 1 Lymphoma and will sit out the rest of the 2015 season to focus on his health. Farrell also says he’ll begin chemotherapy next week. Bench coach Torey Lovullo will take over as interim manager of the Red Sox.

Farrell, 53, termed the cancer “very treatable” and sounded upbeat about his prospects for recovery:

Per WEEI, Farrell’s condition was discovered during a recent hernia surgery. He continued:

“It’s localized. It’s highly curable and I am extremely fortunate to be with not only people with the Red Sox, but access to MGH [Massachusetts General Hospital] and all the world class talent that can handle this over at MGH. It’s be a surreal four or five days. I never had one symptom before the notification of it. No fatigue. No night sweats, loss of weight, obviously.

“It’s been a shocker, but I take a step back and I am extremely, extremely fortunate to have caught this at this stage.”

Farrell was in his third season with the Red Sox. In 2013, he guided Boston to a World Series triumph over the Cardinals and finished second in the AL Manager of the Year balloting. Farrell also managed the Blue Jays for two seasons and has compiled a record of 372-390 as a big-league manager. Farrell was also a major-league pitcher for parts of eight seasons.

Red Sox manager John Farrell will sit out the rest of the season to focus on his battle against lymphoma. (USATSI)

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