Red Sox manager John Farrell is on his way to being completely cancer-free.
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The team announced Thursday that Farrell is in remission after he was diagnosed with stage 1 Non-Hodgkin’s Burkitt lymphoma in August during a hernia surgery. Tests Wednesday confirmed the positive outlook.
Farrell will speak to reporters tomorrow. His statement today: pic.twitter.com/UprX1mk7IF
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) October 22, 2015Farrell is expected to make a full recovery and, according to the Red Sox, will return as the team's manager in 2016, with interim manager Torey Luvollo going back to his original position as bench coach.