Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora and coaching staff after 10-17 start
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The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Saturday, the organization announced.
The team also said it has parted ways with five members of its coaching staff: hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramón Vázquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and major league batting strategy coach Joe Cronin.
Game planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek has been reassigned to an unspecified role within the organization.
Red Sox owner John Henry released a statement addressing the decision.
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“Alex Cora led this organization to one of the greatest seasons in Red Sox history in 2018, and for that and for the many years to come, he will always be deeply grateful. He has had a lasting impact on this team and this city. He has provided leadership in so many important ways, on and off the field,” Henry said.
“These decisions are never easy, but this one is especially difficult considering what Alex has meant to the Red Sox since the day he arrived. I want to thank Alex, our coaches, and their families for everything they have given to this organization. They have been a part of this club in a way that goes beyond the field, and they will always have our respect and gratitude.”
Chad Tracy will serve as the Red Sox’ interim manager.
Cora’s firing reportedly came after the team started the season 10-17, with the team losing four of its last five games. But the firing came after Boston’s biggest win this season – a 17-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora watches the game against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning at Tropicana Field. (Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images)
The Red Sox fell 10-3 after losing a three-game series to the rival New York Yankees on Friday night.
Boston’s slow start comes in a year of increased expectations after the Red Sox reached the postseason last season.
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora before playing the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park in Boston on May 15, 2023. (Paul Rutherford/Getty Images)
Cora was previously fired by the Red Sox in 2020 amid intense controversy over his involvement in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal because he was the mastermind behind Houston’s method of illegally stealing signs electronically. At this point, Cora was less than two years away from leading the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title.
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Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora argues with home plate umpire Mike Estabrook after being ejected in the third inning of a game against the New York Mets on May 20, 2025 at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
The Red Sox rehired Cora for the 2021 season after public discourse around the scandal abated, and he led Boston to the ALCS that year. But under Cora’s leadership, Boston missed the playoffs from 2022-24 and was eliminated in the wild-card round by the Yankees last year.
Now, Boston, which started this season in last place in the AL East, is making wholesale changes after a surprisingly poor start.
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