The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches in a significant organizational shakeup. Chad Tracy has been appointed as the interim manager.
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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.
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, who was in his eighth season in the Red Sox dugout. He managed them to a World Series title in his first year, 2018, before agreeing with the team to step away prior to the 2020 season after his involvement with the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal in 2017.
Cora was later rehired before the 2021 season and promptly returned the Red Sox to the postseason, reaching the ALCS. But three seasons followed in which the Red Sox failed to post a winning record, including a last-place finish.
The Sox reached the playoffs last fall, but were eliminated quickly by the New York Yankees.
This season had seen the Sox compile one of the worst records in baseball, with both the starting rotation and lineup failing greatly. A punchless offense was last in MLB in homers before Saturday and the starters’ ERA ranked near the bottom.
The Red Sox made the decision following an underwhelming season, despite a recent 17-1 victory over the Orioles.
Chad Tracy was the manager of the Worcester Red Sox and is in his fifth season with the organization.
The coaching changes aim to revitalize the team during a critical stretch of the season, following a disappointing performance.
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Also fired were hitting coach Pete Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, third base coach/outfield instructor Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vazquez and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin.
Additionally, 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.
Fatse had been under fire for a flat offense that not long ago, was limited to a single run or no runs in five of eight games. The Sox managed just three runs over the course of a three-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees.
Vazquez was one of Cora’s closest friends in the game, serving as his bench coach and a part of the coaching staff since 2018. Varitek has been a part of the organization for nearly 30 years. Hudson was regarded as one of top young coaches in the league.
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