BOSTON -- John Farrell has been fired as Boston Red Sox manager.

President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski will address the media at a Fenway Park press conference today at 11 a.m.

The 55-year-old Farrell completed his fifth season as Red Sox manager in 2017, posting a 93-69 record and winning the AL East title.

He became the first manager in club history to win back-to-back AL East titles and the first to win three AL East titles overall.

He went 432-378 overall in his five seasons. He won the 2013 World Series in his first year with the club.

Boston finished this season with the third-best record in the AL but was eliminated in the ALDS for a second straight season.

The Red Sox dropped their best-of-five ALDS to the Astros 3-1.

The Sox finished in last place twice under Farrell (2014-15). He missed the final 48 games of the 2015 season after being diagnosed with lymphoma.

He underwent chemotherapy and returned in time for spring training 2016.

Farrell is 586-548 (.517 winning percentage) overall as a major league manager. He managed the Blue Jays in 2011 and '12.