Alex Cora spent this season rewarding the support of Jackie Bradley Jr., David Price and the rest of the Boston Red Sox organization with a record-breaking year and a run deep into the playoffs. The rookie manager’s accomplishments go further than the baseball diamond, too. Having seen his homeland of Puerto Rico devastated by Hurricane […]
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Cora ready for ups and downs despite win in Fenway debut
BOSTON — When Alex Cora’s name was introduced prior to Boston’s home opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the new Red Sox manager jogged up the steps of the dugout and proceeded to calmly high-five members of his coaching staff and players. Despite receiving one of the loudest ovations from the Fenway Park fans during […]
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Red Sox promote Sea Dogs manager to become third base coach
Sea Dogs manager Carlos Febles meets with the press during media day at Hadlock Field in Portland in 2016. Febles has been promoted to serve as the Red Sox’s third-base coach. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Portland Sea Dogs Manager Carlos Febles will become the new third-base coach for the Boston Red Sox, the team announced Thursday. […]
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Red Sox hire Alex Cora as new manager
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox hired Houston Astros bench coach Alex Cora as manager Sunday, turning to a player from their 2007 World Series championship roster to help the team out of its current playoff slump. “Returning to the Red Sox and the city of Boston is a dream come true for me […]