The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are members of the American League (AL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). They have competed since 1901, initially as the Boston Americans (1901–1907), and under their current name since 1908. Since 1912, the Red Sox have played their home games at Fenway Park. In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager, or more formally, the field manager. There have been 49 different managers in franchise history; the current manager is Chad Tracy, who was named the interim manager following the firing of Alex Cora on April 25, 2026, and named the full time manager on September 22, 2026.

Jimmy Collins was the first manager of the franchise, managing from 1901 to 1906. Among all Red Sox managers, Joe Cronin managed the most regular season games (2,007) and registered the most regular season wins (1,071), while Terry Francona managed the most playoff games (45) and registered the most playoff wins (28). The most World Series championships won by a Red Sox manager is two, accomplished by Bill Carrigan (1915 and 1916) and Francona (2004 and 2007). John McNamara and Jimy Williams are the only two Red Sox managers to win the AL Manager of the Year Award, in 1986 and 1999, respectively.

Key No. Number of managersGM Games managed (includes ties)W WinsL LossesWin % Winning percentage* Inducted to the Baseball Hall of FameBold name Inducted to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

Managers The below table summarizes the franchise's managerial records since 1901, its inaugural season in the American League. Note that the number of games managed (GM) may exceed the sum of wins and losses, due to tie games that were later replayed; for example, Jimmy Collins had a regular season managerial record of 455–376, which sums to 831, 11 less than the 842 total regular season games that he managed.

Statistics updated through April 25, 2026. No.NameTermRegular seasonPostseason Achievements Ref.GMWLWin %GMWL*1901–19068424553761 World Series Championship (1903)1906401426*1907633190782629920227981231908–1909192110801910–19113111591471912–1913235144881 World Series Championship (1912)101913–1916540323205102 World Series Championships (1915, 1916)111917157906212*1918–19204182132031 World Series Championship (1918)13*1921–192230813617214*19231546191151924–19264631602991927–192946316629516193015452102171931–193220873134181932–19332489515319*1934153767620*1935–19472,0071,0719161946 American League pennant21*1948–1950369223145221950–19512491509923*1952–1954463229232241955–1959691360329251959101261959–196012259632719607251960–1962428200227281963–196432114617529*1964–1966310128182301966168831*1967–19694772602171967 American League pennant321969954331970–19736403452951973110341974–1976408220188101975 American League pennant351976–19807154113041980514361981–1984594312282371985–1988571297273141986 AL Manager of the Year1986 American League pennant381988–1991563301262391992–1994439207232401995–1996306171135411997–2001766414352141999 AL Manager of the Year422001431726432002–200332418813612442004–20111,2967445524528172 World Series Championships (2004, 2007)4520121626993462013–20178104323782312111 World Series Championship (2013)472018–2019324192132141131 World Series Championship (2018)48602436—–8374284091477 49Chad Tracy–present One game of the 1912 World Series ended in a tie and was replayed. Included in Cora's record are six games managed by Will Venable in 2022, and a game managed by Ramón Vázquez on May 19, 2025. Cora's overall regular-season record with the Red Sox, for his two stints as manager, stands at .

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