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Red Sox Fire Alex Cora After 10-17 Start

5/1/2026

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  • Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow fired manager Alex Cora after the team opened the season 10–17.
  • Breslow, hired Oct. 25 2023, traded Chris Sale to the Braves for Vaughn Grissom and signed Alex Bregman to a $120 million contract that Bregman voided before signing a five-year $175 million deal with the Cubs.
  • Despite acquiring catcher Willson Contreras from St. Louis, Red Sox stayed last in the AL with an 83 wRC+.