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Alex Cora was fired arsenic head of nan Boston Red Sox connected Saturday and was reportedly offered a different managerial occupation conscionable days later.
The Philadelphia Phillies fired Rob Thomson connected Tuesday and offered nan occupation to Cora, but nan erstwhile Red Sox head declined, according to USA Today. He decided to walk clip pinch family instead, and nan Phillies past turned to chair coach Don Mattingly arsenic their interim manager.
The Red Sox fired Cora on pinch 5 different members of their coaching unit amid their 10-17 commencement to nan season. After nan firing, Cora’s erstwhile players showed support, pinch prima shortstop Trevor Story questioning nan direction of nan franchise.
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Boston Red Sox head Alex Cora returns to nan dugout during nan sixth inning against nan Milwaukee Brewers astatine Fenway Park successful Boston, Mass., connected April 7, 2026. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe/Getty Images)
Cora managed nan Red Sox for 8 seasons, from 2018-2026. He was suspended for nan 2020 play owed to his engagement successful nan Houston Astros cheating scandal.
Cora won nan World Series successful his first twelvemonth pinch nan Red Sox successful 2018, capping disconnected a 108-win regular season. In his Red Sox tenure, Cora went 620-541, and was 10-17 erstwhile nan Red Sox fired him connected Saturday.
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Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story celebrates scoring a tally against nan Chicago White Sox pinch head Alex Cora during nan 5th inning astatine Fenway Park successful Boston, Massachusetts, connected Sept. 22, 2023. (Eric Canha/USA TODAY Sports)
The Phillies fired Thomson aft a 9-19 commencement to nan season, tied pinch the New York Mets for nan worst grounds successful shot truthful far.
Mattingly, nan team’s reported 2nd action aft Cora, has 12 years of managerial experience, 5 pinch nan Los Angeles Dodgers and 7 pinch nan Miami Marlins.
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Philadelphia Phillies chair coach Don Mattingly stands successful nan dugout during a crippled against nan Atlanta Braves astatine Truist Park successful Cumberland, Georgia, connected April 26, 2026. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)
Mattingly went 446-363 pinch nan Dodgers and 443-587 pinch nan Marlins, for an wide 889-950 record. He has spent each of nan past 23 seasons connected a awesome convention staff.
The 65-year-old's first crippled arsenic nan Phillies’ head will beryllium against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday astatine 6:40 p.m. ET, while Cora will bask spending clip pinch his family.
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