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- The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and six coaches—including bench coach Ramón Vázquez—on April 25, 2026.
- The dismissals came after the team opened the season 9-17 following an earlier 2-8 stretch.
- Sources said a clash between chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and Cora and disagreements over the hitting program drove the purge.
- The club kept the pitching staff but announced sweeping, data-driven changes to the hitting side.
