History suggests that managers in the first full season with a team have a good chance of winning the World Series.

In Red Sox history, the following first year managers all won World Series in their first full season with the team:

Jake Stahl (1912)

Ed Barrow (1918)

Terry Francona (2004)

John Farrell (2012)

Alex Cora (2018)

Honorable mentions should go to Dick Williams who led the Red Sox to the 1967 pennant in his rookie manager season and to Joe "Walpole Joe" Morgan, who won two American League East Titles in his 1st and 3rd years as manager.

"There can be only one."

- Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez (Highlander)

Only one remaining playoff team in the 2025 Division Series has a manager in his first full season:

Dan Wilson, Seattle Mariners, 90-72 record and the #2 seed in the American League. 

Will Dan Wilson's first full year as manager bring Seattle its first World Series championship?