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Fired Red Sox manager Alex Cora shows true colors in mass email to organization
Just about a month into the MLB season, the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies have already fired their managers in Alex Cora and Rob Thompson, respectively. Good moves, or too premature?
Former Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who was fired last week along with five other coaches, was clearly ready to leave Boston.
He texted several prominent reporters, "I'm happy," hours after his firing. He posted pictures to his Instagram of him and his staff eating dinner and smiling. He turned down the Phillies job this week because he said he was looking forward to spending time with family.
Inside Craig Breslow’s stunning Red Sox house cleaning: ‘It’s his show’ – The Athletic
“He wanted to fire everybody who was here before he got here,” one source said of Craig Breslow. “That’s what he has now.” Paul Rutherford / Getty Images
TORONTO — The mass firing of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and five of his most experienced coaches shocked the baseball world for both its timing and breadth. But to those familiar with the inner workings of Craig Breslow’s baseball operations department, the heavy-handed treatment did not come as a surprise.
Breslow, the Yale-educated chief baseball officer, carved out a 12-year career in the majors as a left-handed reliever. His playing experience, however, did not immediately translate into clubhouse feel as an executive. He irked staff with mandates that felt like micromanagement. And the many players and coaches who knew of Breslow’s disagreements with the Red Sox hitting department had long suspected that he wanted to clean house.
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What's next for the Boston Red Sox?
Organizational turmoil be darned, the Boston Red Sox are finally playing some decent baseball.
This mini hot stretch started a few hours before former manager Alex Cora was let go, with the club’s rousing 17-1 victory over the Orioles on Saturday. Before Tuesday’s 3-0 loss at the Blue Jays, the Red Sox won twice under interim manager Chad Tracy, jumping their playoff odds nearly 11 points over the past few days, from 28.1% to 38.8%. And because it’s still ridiculously early in the season, the Sox were just two games out of a postseason spot in the still-very-crowded AL wild-card picture.
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