Red Sox rout Orioles 17-1 in debut under interim manager Tracy
Red Sox defeat Orioles 17-1 in interim manager Chad Tracy's debut game.
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Boston Red Sox Manager Fired
The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches on April 26, 2026, during a struggling 10-17 season start. Chad Tracy was named interim manager. The firings affected half of the team's 14-member coaching staff.
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2026-08-18 to 2026-11-15 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 26 Apr, 05:06 UTC
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Red Sox defeat Orioles 17-1 on day of managerial firing
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 17-1 on Saturday, April 26, 2026, snapping a four-game losing streak that included a three-game sweep at home by the New York Yankees. This victory came on the same day the team fired manager Alex Cora.
Alex Cora's managerial record with Boston Red Sox
Alex Cora, 50, served as manager of the Boston Red Sox from 2018 through 2026. He compiled a regular-season record of 619 wins and 541 losses, and a postseason record of 18 wins and 10 losses. After being implicated in an MLB investigation into sign-stealing by the Houston Astros in 2019, he was suspended for the 2020 season but returned to manage Boston in 2021.
Chad Tracy named interim manager of Boston Red Sox
Chad Tracy, 40, who had been managing the Red Sox's Triple-A Worcester affiliate since 2022, was named interim manager of the Boston Red Sox following the firing of Alex Cora.
Boston Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora
The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Saturday, April 26, 2026. Cora had led the team to a World Series championship and a franchise-record 108 regular-season wins in 2018. The firing came during a struggling 10-17 season start, with the team in last place in the AL East.
Red Sox dismiss five coaches and reassign Jason Varitek
The Boston Red Sox parted ways with five coaching staff members: hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramón Vázquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin. Game planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek was reassigned to an unspecified role within the organization.
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Red Sox dismiss Cora, overhaul coaching staff with interim leadership
Boston Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora and dismiss five coaches; Chad Tracy named interim manager.