Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora and five coaches in massive shakeup
Following a poor start to the season, the Red Sox cleaned house Saturday evening.
BALTIMORE — In a stunning overhaul of an underachieving organization, the Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five of his coaches Saturday. The team appointed Worcester Red sox manager Chad Tracy as interim manager. Read more: Who’s Chad Tracy?
Red Sox interim manager replacing Alex Cora is in his fifth season with organization The news came hours after the team posted a lopsided 17-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. That victory snapped a four-game losing streak and followed a series-opening loss to the Orioles at the start of a critical six-game road trip. Cora and his coaches returned to the team hotel, the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, where principal owner John Henry, team president/CEO Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow were waiting to inform Cora of the news.
“Incredibly difficult day,” Kennedy said. “We’ll discuss more tomorrow. Grateful to Alex for everything he has done for the organization and all the guys.
We’re gonna move forward tomorrow. ” Also fired were hitting coach Pete Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, third base coach/outfield instructor Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vázquez and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin. Jason Varitek, who had served as game-planning coordinator and run prevention coach has been re-assigned to a new role, which will be announced at a later date.