14 (Rob Manfred subsequently suspended Cora for the entire 2020 campaign), the immensely popular Cora aced the contrition test, saying, “I want to make sure everybody knows that this situation is part of who I am for the rest of my career. In his first public comments since he and the Red Sox parted ways on Jan. Alex Cora speaks during his Red Sox press conference today. Such poor results and vitriolic fan feedback both made it easier to bid farewell to Cora’s successor (and his 2018-19 bench coach) Ron Roenicke and intensified the need to fire up the downtrodden customers.
#RED SOX NEWS CONFERENCE ALEX CORA FULL#
The ’17 Astros’ bench coach and an alleged mastermind of the illegal sign-stealing, trash-can-banging scheme that rocked baseball in January upon its full disclosure, Cora returned to the Yankees’ top historic rivals following an absolutely miserable season in which the Red Sox traded franchise icon Mookie Betts and posted a 24-36 record in the COVID-shortened schedule, putting them in the American League East basement. “If I fail at this, I’m out of the game,” Cora said of his second chance.
Still a brilliant baseball mind, still a dynamic presence, the 45-year-old no longer stands as bulletproof after sitting out for a season due to his involvement in the 2017 Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. This is not the same unflappable, seemingly invincible man who steered the Red Sox to historic greatness in his maiden voyage of 2018. Nevertheless, this feels like a diminished Cora who returns to his old job. Realmuto and new bench-clearing brawl enforcer Stipe Miocic?Īs The Post’s correspondent sent (virtually) to Boston to cover the Bosox’s rehiring of Alex Cora, however, I report two takeaways: Maybe on Wednesday, the Rays can welcome new catcher J.T. Quite a couple of hours Tuesday afternoon for the Yankees, who saw the Mets introduce their optimal owner and the Red Sox reintroduce their optimal manager in back-to-back Zoom news conferences.
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