This broke kind of late on Saturday (plus there were other things going on Saturday night), and I was tied up all day yesterday.
So for the record: Alex Cora out as manager of the Red Sox. I’m pretty sure this is the first firing of the baseball season.
The Red Sox are 11-17 so far this season. Also noted:
The Red Sox initially hired Cora, a 14-year major league veteran, in 2018 after he spent one year as bench coach for the Houston Astros. The Puerto Rico native guided Boston to a 108-win season and the World Series title in his first year.
Boston failed to reach the postseason in 2019 before Cora resigned as fallout for his involvement in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal in 2017. Commissioner Rob Manfred later suspended Cora for the 2020 season. The Red Sox rehired Cora upon his reinstatement, signing him to a two-year deal with club options for 2023 and 2024.