MLB Insider Reveals Alex Cora’s Status As Red Sox Manager

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.

Yes, the Boston Red Sox are failing to meet expectations this season, sitting in fourth place in the American League East with an uninspiring record of 32-35.

But no, manager Alex Cora won’t be getting a pink slip anytime soon.

USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported Sunday that “The Boston Red Sox may be playing sloppy and mediocre baseball, but manager Alex Cora’s job is safe.”

That report came before the Red Sox finished off their weekend series against the New York Yankees by winning 11-7 to take two of three in the Bronx.

As Nightengale noted, the Red Sox’s struggles so far this year have been more than obvious on the field, thanks to Boston’s MLB-leading 58 errors this season.

In part because of their fielding woes, the Red Sox sit in seventh place in the American League Wild Card race, four games out of the third and final spot.

Struggles in the standings are nothing new for Cora, who hasn’t led the Red Sox to the postseason since the club’s surprising run to the 2021 American League Championship Series.

The Red Sox followed that up with back-to-back last-place finishes in the AL East, losing 84 games each year. In each of those seasons, however, roster construction impeded Cora’s ability to compete.

Boston climbed out of the basement last season by going 81-81 and giving hope that better days are ahead.

Cora is in his seventh year as Red Sox skipper. He famously led Boston to the 2018 World Series title in his first season as the team’s manager.

But just two years later, Cora was out of a job, earning a one-year suspension for his role in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal.

The Red Sox re-hired Cora in November 2020 following his suspension. Last year, he signed a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2027 season.