{"id":180965,"date":"2026-04-28T01:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180965"},"modified":"2026-04-28T01:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:52:31","slug":"mlb-insider-bombshell-astros-suddenly-emerge-as-the-prime-landing-spot-in-alex-coras-future-assessment-the-intriguing-reunion-that-has-houston-buzzing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180965","title":{"rendered":"MLB INSIDER BOMBSHELL: Astros Suddenly Emerge as the Prime Landing Spot in Alex Cora\u2019s Future Assessment \u2013 The Intriguing Reunion That Has Houston Buzzing!"},"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\/GettyImages-2151963245.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\/GettyImages-2151963245.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2151963245.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2151963245.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Astros Mentioned in MLB Insider's Assessment of Alex Cora's Future\" width=\"780\" height=\"503\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Alex Cora was recently fired by the Boston Red Sox, but an insider thinks a reunion with an old friend would make sense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Boston Red Sox made a decisive move on Saturday following a 17-1 blowout win over the Baltimore Orioles, firing manager Alex Cora along with four other coaches. The Red Sox are 11-17 and sit at the bottom of the American League East.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Red Sox are not the only team that is struggling right now. Three other teams are off to slow starts and may have managers on the heat seat soon, if they don\u2019t already.<\/p>\n<p>One of those teams is the Houston Astros, who have the worst record in the entire American League at 11-18. They aren\u2019t out of contention yet based solely on how many games back they are, but the season is starting to slip away from them.<\/p>\n<p>Following Cora\u2019s dismissal from the Red Sox, Bob Nightengale of USA Today proposed a solution for the Astros if they decide to can Joe Espada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou believe the\u00a0Houston Astros will simply still stick with Joe Espada without making a call to Cora, their bench coach when they won the 2017 World Series championship, to at least gauge his interest?\u201d Nightengale wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>Astros, Cora Reunion Possible<\/h2>\n<p>Cora was one of the most prominent names brought up when news of the Astros\u2019 sign-stealing scandal came to light. He left for Boston after the Astros won their title in 2017. He was ultimately let go before the 2020 season as a result of the scandal, but Boston brought him back in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Cora has a strong track record, having won a World Series title in 2018 with Boston, so there could at least be some intrigue from the Astros\u2019 point of view. They could use somebody with the experience that Cora brings, and it\u2019s not as if they have had a lot of success under Espada.<\/p>\n<p>Espada took over for Dusty Baker after the 2023 season. Houston had to overcome a dreadful start just to win the weak AL West in 2024 and were bounced out in the wild card round. Last season, they narrowly missed the postseason as the Detroit Tigers took the final wild card spot.<\/p>\n<p>Cora is obviously quite familiar with players such as Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa. Those are the last two holdovers from Houston\u2019s 2017 World Series championship team, so reuniting with them could be an interesting turn of events, especially if the Astros do not recover from their slow start to the season. We\u2019ll see if they give Cora a call or decide to at least move on from Espada.<\/p>\n<h2>Multiple Teams Could Make Sense for Cora<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, the Astros are not the only team that was brought up in Nightengale\u2019s assessment of Cora\u2019s future. The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are both tied for the worst record in Major League Baseball. Both Rob Thomson and Carlos Mendoza could be on the hot seat before long, if they aren\u2019t already.<\/p>\n<p>So, if the Astros want to bring Cora into the fold, they won\u2019t be the only team that may show interest in him as a possible solution to their problems.<\/p>\n<p>Curt Bishop Curt Bishop is a freelance sports writer who has written for various outlets including Heavy Sports, Sports Illustrated, FanSided, The Sporting News, Newsweek and Yardbarker. His work entails mostly breaking and trending news with a concentration on Major League Baseball (MLB). Curt graduated from Maryville University of St. Louis with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in communications with a focus on emerging and new media, as well as a music minor. More about Curt Bishop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Alex Cora was recently fired by the Boston Red Sox, but an insider thinks a reunion with an old friend would make sense. 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