BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday officially introduced John Farrell as the 46th manager in team history at a news conference at Fenway Park.

"His integrity, leadership skills, intelligence are second to none and make him the right person for this job," general manager Ben Cherington said.

The Red Sox on Saturday came to terms with Farrell on a three-year contract after completing compensation negotiations with Farrell's former employer, Toronto Blue Jays, in which the Red Sox sent shortstop Mike Aviles to the Jays for journeyman reliever David Carpenter.

"It is very much a privilege," Farrell said Tuesday. "I am honored and humbled to be standing here today."

This will be Farrell's second stint with the Red Sox. He was the team's pitching coach from 2007 to 2010.

In his comments to reporters, Farrell stressed that a Red Sox team that was perceived as fractured this season would speak with "one voice" under his leadership and that trust would be paramount. He said he already has begun to re-establish relationships and would continue to do so as one of his first tasks, along with filling out his coaching staff.

"Yes, there are some relationships still existing with some of the players here but by no means will that be taken for granted," Farrell said. "There's familiarity. There's an understanding of maybe the person I am and certainly who they are. But it'll be my approach go back in -- that's already started with conversations and a sit-down with David (Ortiz) here already earlier today -- to start to earn that trust and re-establish all those relationships."

That wasn't the case last season when Bobby Valentine had a cool relationship with some coaches, publicly criticized Kevin Youkilis before he was traded to the Chicago White Sox and was the target of players' complaints at a meeting they had with team officials.