{"id":180577,"date":"2026-04-26T22:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180577"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:53:54","slug":"from-world-series-glory-to-devastating-goodbye-explosive-new-details-reveal-why-the-red-sox-had-no-choice-but-to-fire-alex-cora-a-gut-wrenching-decision-thats-shaking-fenw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180577","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFrom World Series Glory to Devastating Goodbye: Explosive New Details Reveal Why the Red Sox Had No Choice But to Fire Alex Cora \u2014 A Gut-Wrenching Decision That\u2019s Shaking Fenway to Its Core\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-Cora-2-e1777217713681.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-Cora-2-e1777217713681.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-Cora-2-e1777217713681.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Alex-Cora-2-e1777217713681.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New Details on Red Sox's Decision to Fire Alex Cora Emerge\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Red Sox president Sam Kennedy revealed that the decision to fire Alex Cora was made by Craig Breslow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Boston Red Sox have made the first major managerial move of the 2026 campaign, as they decided to fire manager Alex Cora on Saturday night. Even with the team picking up a 17-1 blowout victory over the Baltimore Orioles earlier in the day, that wasn\u2019t enough to save Cora\u2019s job.<\/p>\n<p>While fans have been clamoring for change, firing Cora isn\u2019t what they were looking for. Instead, team owner John Herny, team president Sam Kennedy, and general manager Craig Breslow have faced the lion\u2019s share of the blame for Boston\u2019s slow start. And after Kennedy revealed some new details regarding the team\u2019s decision to fire Cora, it\u2019s safe to say that this group won\u2019t be getting any more popular in the near future.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sam Kennedy Pins Red Sox\u2019s Alex Cora Decision on Craig Breslow<\/h2>\n<div id=\"5a97cff27603d6cf7121079be04441ce\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BNightengale\/status\/2048424580319223813\">\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Red Sox president Sam Kennedy also made it clear that firing Cora and five members of his coaching staff was Breslow&#8217;s decision https:\/\/t.co\/2cAz3mlnRM<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) April 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cora had been with the Red Sox since 2018, save for the 2020 campaign, when the two sides decided to part ways after his involvement in the Houston Astros\u2018 sign-stealing scandal was revealed. In his first season as the team\u2019s manager, Cora led Boston to a World Series title, but since then, he\u2019s struggled to find a way to keep the Red Sox competitive.<\/p>\n<p>While Cora deserves to shoulder some of the blame, much of that falls on the team\u2019s front office and ownership. Breslow has faced significant financial restrictions during his time in charge as the team\u2019s general manager, which have been put in place by Henry and company. So again, firing Cora is a move the team made in hopes of appeasing its fanbase, but it likely isn\u2019t going to change the team\u2019s fortunes in the immediate future.<\/p>\n<p>Many folks would have preferred to see Breslow get fired instead of Cora, but considering how difficult it was to find a replacement for Cham Bloom a couple of years ago, it doesn\u2019t seem like Breslow is going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, according to Kennedy, the decision to fire Cora and several other members of his coaching staff was made by Breslow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRed Sox president Sam Kennedy also made it clear that firing Cora and five members of his coaching staff was Breslow\u2019s decision,\u201d Bob Nightengale of USA Today shared in a post on X.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Where Do Red Sox Go After Firing Alex Cora?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5951771\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MLB-Heavy-Thumbnail_20260426_095859_0004.png?resize=267,150 267w\" alt=\"New Details on Red Sox's Decision to Fire Alex Cora Emerge\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5951771\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5951771\">GettyManager Alex Cora #13 of the Boston Red Sox looks on from the dugout during the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on September 27, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With Cora gone, Worcester Red Sox manager Chad Tracy has been made Boston\u2019s new interim manager for the time being. Unfortunately, Cora\u2019s firing isn\u2019t going to change the fact that the leadership atop the Red Sox organization is a complete mess. Heck, Kennedy comments here were made only seconds after Breslow claimed this was a decision that everyone agreed to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26116552992238.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"Red Sox boss explains decision to fire Alex Cora, says 'fresh start' needed\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simply put, the Sox are a mess, and until John Henry magically becomes uninvolved with the team, that is going to remain the case for the time being. On the field, Boston will look to pick up a series victory against Baltimore on Sunday, with Connelly Early taking the mound in a rubber match against Kyle Bradish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Red Sox president Sam Kennedy revealed that the decision to fire Alex Cora was made by Craig Breslow The Boston Red Sox have made the first&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":180578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201cFrom World Series Glory to Devastating Goodbye: Explosive New Details Reveal Why the Red Sox Had No Choice But to Fire Alex Cora \u2014 A Gut-Wrenching Decision That\u2019s Shaking Fenway to Its Core\u201d - 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