Terry John Francona, #47   •   Manager Born: 4/22/59 in Aberdeen, SD Francona became one of the most successful managers in Red Sox history, when he led the team to a second world Series Championship in his four years as manager. (Bill Carrigan was the only other manager to win two World Series with the Sox, in 1915 and 1916.) In his career, Tito is 22-9 (.710) in the postseason, which is the highest winning percentage in history for a manager with at least 20 games of experience. He has won all eight World Series games he has managed, more wins without a loss than any other manager in history. But perhaps a harder feat is getting a team to rally from being down 3-1 (or 3-0) in a playoff series to come back and win, which Tito was able to accomplish in both of his Championship seasons. Without his steady, calm, positive influence on the team in the dark times, there wouldn't have been any good times to celebrate.

James Bradley (Brad) Mills, #2   •   Bench Coach Born: 1/19/57 in Exeter, CA Mills was Francona's teammate and roommate at the University of Arizona, and they played together on the Montreal Expos from 1981-1983. He also served as first base coach when Francona managed the Phillies from 1997-2000. Mills managed in the minors for the Cubs, Rockies, and Expos, then came to the Red Sox as bench coach in 2004.

John Edward Farrell, #52   •   Pitching Coach Born: 8/4/62 in Monmouth Beach, NJ Farrell pitched for the Indians, Angels, and Tigers, and then served as the Director of Player Development in Cleveland for six years. He joined the Red Sox as pitching coach in 2007, and led the team to a league-best 3.87 ERA.

David Joseph (Dave) Magadan, #29   •   Hitting Coach Born: 9/30/62 in Tampa, FL Magadan played first and third base for 16 years with the Mets, Marlins, Mariners, Astros, Cubs, A's, and Padres. He served as a minor league hitting instructor and major league hitting coach for the Padres before becoming the hitting coach for the Red Sox in 2007. The team finished third in the league in runs and slugging percentage, and fifth in batting average.

DeMarlo Hale, #35   •   Third Base Coach Born: 7/16/61 in Chicago, IL Hale was drafted by the Red Sox as a first baseman-outfielder, and played in the minors for the Red Sox and A's. His coaching career brought him back to the Red Sox organization, where he was a coach and manager in Single A and Double A for eight years. After managing in the Rangers organization, he became Texas's first base and outfield coach, before returning to Boston as the big league third base coach in 2006.

Luis Rene Alicea De Jesus (Luis Alicea), #16   •   First Base Coach Born: 7/29/65 in Santurce, Puerto Rico Alicea played second base for the Red Sox in 1995, and also played for the Cardinals, Angels, Rangers, and Royals. He managed in the minors for Sox affiliates Lowell and Greenville, before being named the Red Sox first base coach for 2007.

Gary Robert Tuck, #57   •   Bullpen Coach Born: 9/6/54 in Amsterdam, NY As a player, Tuck was a catcher in the Montreal Expos minor league system. He went on to coach and manage in the minor leagues for the Astros and Indians, and served as a catching instructor and bullpen coach for the Yankees, and as bench coach for the Marlins. He joined the Red Sox in 2006 as the bullpen coach, and under his supervision in 2007, the Red Sox had arguably the best bullpen in the league. He adopted a pirate theme, complete with skull-and-crossbones flag, stuffed parrot, and nicknames for each player, which unified the relievers.

Alex Martinez   •   Bullpen Catcher After working in the Cleveland Indians organization, Martinez was brought on board as the new bullpen catcher in 2007.

Ino Guerrero, #65   •   Major League Staff Guerrero returned in his role as batting practice pitcher, helping the Sox hitters get ready for each game.

Mike Reinold   •   Assistant Athletic Trainer Paul Lessard   •   Head Athletic Trainer Dr. Thomas J. Gill   •   Medical Director

Scott Waugh   •   Rehabilitation Coordinator David Page   •   Strength and Conditioning Coach Masai Takahashi   •   Assistant Athletic Trainer

Don Kalkstein   •   Major League Sports Psychology Coach Takashi Maeda   •   Massage Therapist Russell Nua   •   Massage Therapist

Billy Broadbent   •   Video Coordinator Tom McLaughlin   •   Visiting Clubhouse Manager Edward "Pookie" Jackson   •   Assistant Equipment Manager

Joe Cochran   •   Equipment and Home Clubhouse Manager Jack McCormick   •   Traveling Secretary

Theo Epstein   •   Executive Vice President / General Manager One of Epstein's goals when he became the General Manager was to rebuild the team's depleted farm system. In 2007, they reaped the benefits of those efforts, as home-grown players Kevin Youkilis, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Delcarmen, Jon Lester, Dustin Pedroia, and Jacoby Ellsbury starred for the Sox in the postseason.