{"id":180845,"date":"2026-04-27T16:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180845"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:19:05","slug":"in-the-middle-of-bostons-heartbreak-aaron-boone-reached-out-yankees-skipper-had-a-really-good-talk-with-fired-red-sox-manager-alex-cora-a-rare-moment-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180845","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIn the Middle of Boston\u2019s Heartbreak, Aaron Boone Reached Out: Yankees Skipper Had a \u2018Really Good Talk\u2019 with Fired Red Sox Manager Alex Cora \u2014 A Rare Moment of Humanity and Respect Between Two Fierce Rivals\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSTON \u2014 In the aftermath of the Red Sox\u2019s Saturday night bloodbath, Aaron Boone spoke with his good friend\u00a0and now-former counterpart, Alex Cora.<\/p>\n<p>While Boone did not divulge the specifics of his conversation, after Cora and five of his coaches\u00a0were stunningly fired following a win in Baltimore, the Yankees manager called it a \u201creally good talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think somebody of Alex\u2019s stature in the game, and obviously being a division rival and our chief rival, obviously caught us all off guard, shook the world \u2014 or shook us a little bit, like, \u2018Who saw that kind of shake-up coming at this point?\u2019 \u201d Boone said Sunday morning at Daikin Park, after having some time to digest the news that came out just before first pitch Saturday night. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be fine and great. He\u2019ll have many opportunities to do whatever he wants moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson, who was an assistant hitting coach with the Red Sox, also got fired, along with hitting coach Peter Fatse, bench coach Ram\u00f3n V\u00e1zquez, third base coach Kyle Hudson and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin. Former Red Sox great Jason Varitek, who was serving as the club\u2019s game planning and run prevention coach, was also \u201creassigned\u201d to a to-be-determined role in the organization.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/new-york-yankees-manager-aaron-126133365.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke with Alex Cora after the Red Sox fired him on Saturday.\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke with Alex Cora after the Red Sox fired him on Saturday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Yankees may have had at least a partial hand in the gutting of the Red Sox coaching staff after sweeping them in Boston earlier this week. 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