Red Sox Reporter Resigns After Relationship Questions

Jessica Moran

Jessica Moran, a reporter for Comcast SportsNet who covers the Red Sox, resigned from the network Friday amid questions about the nature of her relationship with the team’s manager, John Farrell.

“I have stepped away from Comcast SportsNet as I thought it was in my best personal and professional interest to do so,” Moran wrote in a text to the Boston Globe. “They have been extremely supportive during my tenure at the network — and with this decision — and I am very appreciative of that.”
In recent days at the Red Sox spring training facility in Fort Myers, Fla., there has been speculation among local and national baseball reporters about Farrell’s relationship with Moran, who until Friday covered the team for the network. Asked about the nature of his relationship with Moran, Farrell declined to comment on Friday.

He did say that he and his wife, Sue Farrell, are getting divorced. The couple, who have been married for 30 years and have three sons, have been separated for most of the past two years, he said.

“I can confirm that we’re in the process of getting a divorce,” Farrell said in a phone call from Fort Myers. “As you can understand, this is a tough time for my family.”