{"id":107200,"date":"2025-10-14T01:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=107200"},"modified":"2025-10-14T01:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:14:59","slug":"%e2%9a%be-breaking-update-red-sox-make-surprise-coaching-move-one-change-confirmed-but-alex-coras-core-staff-stays-intact-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=107200","title":{"rendered":"\u26be BREAKING UPDATE: Red Sox make surprise coaching move \u2014 one change confirmed, but Alex Cora\u2019s core staff stays intact for 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\"><\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-BQXYWD3URNBE3POM7WTDCOMOEA\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TQM3MX4U5RGC7EHE6RB3HPFJHA.jpg?auth=57afeac09d821254b58667e37cf7945f317e57bf53276363d3466e5bf0c8836c&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TQM3MX4U5RGC7EHE6RB3HPFJHA.jpg?auth=57afeac09d821254b58667e37cf7945f317e57bf53276363d3466e5bf0c8836c&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" sizes=\"80vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TQM3MX4U5RGC7EHE6RB3HPFJHA.jpg?auth=57afeac09d821254b58667e37cf7945f317e57bf53276363d3466e5bf0c8836c&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/TQM3MX4U5RGC7EHE6RB3HPFJHA.jpg?auth=57afeac09d821254b58667e37cf7945f317e57bf53276363d3466e5bf0c8836c&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"Red Sox make one coaching change, but retain most of Alex Cora\u2019s staff for 2026\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Red Sox are moving on from assistant hitting coach Ben Rosenthal. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra\/Boston Red Sox\/Getty Images)Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"TCI56L6B2JC65H3GTMF2EVE34Y\">The Red Sox are expected to retain most of their coaches heading into the 2026 season, but there will be at least one change to Alex Cora\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6YWYEKYTS5DOBFVJN724X5FI3Q\">Assistant hitting coach Ben Rosenthal, who has been with the Red Sox for the last four seasons, will not return, sources said Monday. As of now, that\u2019s expected to be the most notable change. Boston is working through finalizing contracts with some coaches but outside of Rosenthal, the entire group is expected back in the same roles as they had in 2025, as WEEI\u2019s Rob Bradford reported Sunday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"K23QF2GV6BDJVIDXQE2FZ4FABE\">Bench coach Ram\u00f3n V\u00e1zquez, pitching coach Andrew Bailey, hitting coach Pete Fatse, first base coach Jos\u00e9 Flores, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bullpen coach Chris Holt, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and catching instructor Parker Guinn are expected to return in the same roles, as is Jason Varitek, who in 2025 took on a new title as \u201cgame planning and run prevention coach.\u201d Varitek\u2019s three-year contract expired after the season but is role isn\u2019t expected to change. At this point, if another coach departs Cora\u2019s staff, it\u2019ll be because another team hires someone away in a bigger role. There are currently eight managerial vacancies across the game; it\u2019s unclear if any Red Sox coaches are being considered for any of them.<\/p>\n<p id=\"HN2DZEX7VNCQLBDA2JEOMUEXHM\">Rosenthal, 46, is a former Cardinals minor leaguer who spent five years in the Astros system as a minor league hitting coach from 2017 to 2021 before being hired by Boston in December 2021.<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\":R6taq6:\">\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>Ceddanne Rafaela, All-Star? Rangers in World Series? 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