After the Red Sox started the season with a disappointing 10-17 record, the team made a stunning move on Saturday, April 25 by firing manager Alex Cora and several members of his coaching staff.Worcester Red Sox manager Chad Tracy was named the interim manager.Boston, which is last in the AL East following Saturday's 17-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, also fired hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramón Vázquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, and Major League hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin. Game planning coach Jason Varitek, a two-time World Series champion as a catcher with the Red Sox, has been reassigned in the organization.Boston has started the year 10-17 and sits at the bottom of the AL East.
The team announced the decision after Saturday’s 17-1 win over the Orioles.“Alex Cora led this organization to one of the greatest seasons in Red Sox history in 2018, and for that, and the many years that followed, he will always have our deepest gratitude,” Red Sox owner John Henry said in a statement announcing the changes. “He has had a lasting impact on this team and on this city. He has led on and off the field in so many important ways.
These decisions are never easy, but this one is especially difficult given 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 part of this club in a way that goes beyond the field, and they will always have our respect and gratitude.”Cora, who was under contact until 2027 after he signed a three-year contract extension in 2024, leaves with a career record of 619-541 and is the third-winningest manager in Sox history behind Terry Francona and Joe Cronin.Cora led the Red Sox to a World Series title in 2018, but Boston had made the postseason just twice over the next seven seasons.
The Red Sox fell to the Astros in the ALCS in 2021 and the Yankees in the 2025 Wild Card.Cora did not manage the Red Sox in 2020 after he was implicated in a sign-sealing scandal during his tenure coaching the Astros. He returned to manage Boston in 2021. —Return to telegram.com for more on this story.This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Cora out as Red Sox manager after 10-17 start; Tracy promoted from WooSox