Just over 24 hours after the Houston Astros fired manager A.J. Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow, the Boston Red Sox have parted ways with Alex Cora.
Cora, of course, was a central figure in the sign stealing scandal as Hinch's bench coach in 2017 en route to a World Series title. He is also currently under investigation for similar shenanigans with the Red Sox during their World Series championship run in 2018. The Red Sox took preemptive measures. It might mitigate their punishment, but there will be more consequences to come. Whatever the consequences, Cora's fall from grace is absolutely stunning.
All of a sudden John Farrell doesn't look so bad after all. I don't know if the Sox will bring him back, but he knows the club and is untainted. The Red Sox don't have a lot of time to conduct managerial search with spring training less than one month away.
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