BREAKING: Boston Red Sox Fire Cora and Five Coaches

BREAKING: Boston Red Sox Fire Cora and Five Coaches

The Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora, hitting coach Peter Fatse, third-base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Rámon Vázquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and Major League hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin, the club announced on Saturday.

 

Game planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek has been reassigned to a new role within the organization. Details of his reassignment will be announced at a later date.

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Chad Tracy will serve as interim manager for the Red Sox. Tracy, 40, has served as manager of Triple-A Worcester since 2022.

 

“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,” said Red Sox principal owner John Henry. “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. 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.”

 

Although the Red Sox snapped a four-game skid with a 17-1 blowout win against the Orioles on Saturday, they are in second-to-last place in the American League with a 10-17 overall record.

 

After an 89-win season that saw the Red Sox return to the postseason for the first time in four years, there was plenty of optimism in Boston heading into the 2026 season, but a 1-5 road trip to open the season and 2-8 overall start put the Sox in an early hole.

SOURCE: Red Sox/MLB