According to sources close to WEEI’s Rob Bradford, Red Sox’s DeMarlo Hale and John Farrell are among the finalists for the vacant Blue Jay’s managerial position. Former Major League catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. is also a finalist. Toronto is expected to finalize its search by next week.

Earlier this week, The Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo said that Hale was getting a second interview with the Jays. Hale may have a leg up on his competition since he has managerial experience in the Minor Leagues.

The Blue Jays had a long list of possible candidates including: Don Baylor, Tim Bogar, Brian Butterfield, Sal Fasano, Nick Leyva, Bob Melvin, Rick Renteria, Ron Roenicke, Luis Rivera, Rob Thomson, Bobby Valentine, Joe Cora, Clint Hurdle, Pat Listach, Dave Martinez, Juan Samuel, Ryne Sandberg and Don Wakamatsu. It’s unknown whether any of the candidates have officially been eliminated.