The Red Sox management shocked the baseball world by announcing they had fired manager Alex Cora, along with five other coaching staff. This news came unexpectedly, especially after the team’s big win, beating the Orioles 17-1 at Camden Yards on Saturday to tie the three-game series at 1-1.
However, the Red Sox are off to a poor start in 2026, with a 10-17 record that leaves them at the bottom of the AL East, eight games behind the Yankees. Besides Cora, the coaching staff members dismissed include Major League Hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin, bench coach Ramón Vázquez, hitting coach Pete Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, and third-base coach Kyle Hudson.
While reactions to the shocking announcement by the Red Sox management poured in on social media, renowned author and New England’s owner, Stephen King ($500 million in personal wealth), also voiced his angst not only toward the coaching staff but also toward the team as a whole for producing lackluster baseball in every department this season.
“Instead of firing Alex Cora, the Red Sox might consider firing the team,” King wrote on X.
Triple A-Worcester’s manager, Chad Tracy, has been named the interim manager of the Red Sox and will take the helm for Sunday’s series finale against the Orioles at Camden Yards until further announcement by management.
This was Cora’s eighth season as the manager of Boston. He had led the Red Sox to glory in his maiden season in 2018, but since then, he had largely contended with inconsistent results, which had impacted the team’s aura in the major league.
This was also the first time since 2001 that the Red Sox have let go of their manager mid-season (last was Jimy Williams in August 2001). Since 2018, the Red Sox have reached the playoffs only once, in 2021, when they lost 4-2 to the Houston Astros in the ALCS.
Last year, Boston was knocked out in the wildcard series by the Yankees after finishing with 89 wins in the regular season.
Red Sox Principal Owner John Henry Voices Gratitude Towards Alex Cora
While the Red Sox president/CEO, Sam Kennedy, and chief baseball officer, Craig Breslow, will discuss further imperative and monumental actions on Sunday morning to determine the future roster plan, principal owner John Henry addressed the latest developments by voicing his deepest gratitude to Cora for his years of service.
“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. 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,” Henry said.
“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,” he added.
While Tracy becomes the interim manager, Chad Epperson, manager of Double-A Portland, will become the interim third-base coach, and Worcester’s hitting coach, Colin Hetzler, will join the Red Sox hitting department immediately.
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