Jul 5, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (20) smiles in the dugout before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 5, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (20) smiles in the dugout before the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Just over a year after manager Alex Cora led the Boston Red Sox to a World Series championship, the team fired him Tuesday amid Major League Baseball's investigation into illegal sign-stealing.
Cora was identified by MLB on Monday as a ringleader in the Astros' scheme to steal signs en route to their 2017 World Series championship, when he was Houston's bench coach. He became the Red Sox's manager the next year and led his new team to the title -- albeit with lingering suspicions regarding similar illegal sign-stealing.
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