Red Sox Fire Manager Alex Cora, Announce Coaching Changes
In a stunning early-season move, the Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. According to Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald, Triple-A manager Chad Tracy will serve as interim manager for the big-league club. Many of Cora’s coaching staff are also being let go. Per Julian McWilliams of CBS Sports, the club is parting ways with hitting coaches Pete Fatse and Dillon Lawson. Passan adds that bench coach Ramon Vazquez and third base coach Kyle Hudson have also been let go. Chris Cotillo of MassLive adds hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin to the list. Per Ari Alexander of 7News Boston, game planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek is being reassigned to a different role in the organization.
Red Sox owner John Henry issued the following statement:
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