Red Sox Fire Cora and 5 Coaches After 10-17 Start

Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow fired manager Alex Cora and five coaches on April 26, 2026, following a 10-17 start that left the team last in the American League East.

The move targeted Cora, hitting coach Peter Fatse, bench coach Ramón Vázquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin, and pitching coach Jason Varitek. It came after a 17-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, with Breslow delivering the news in person. Breslow described the decision as driven by on-field performance, emphasizing the need to give the remaining 135 games time for improvement. He denied it was predetermined, stating, "The idea that this was some predetermined outcome is just not true."

Tensions had simmered since last season, when Breslow considered dismissing members of the hitting staff for emphasizing subjective factors over data-driven training. Cora had defended Fatse, telling Breslow that firing the hitting coach would require firing him as well. Breslow, who works with Driveline Baseball founder Kyle Boddy as a special advisor, has integrated the company's technology-focused methods into the organization. Driveline employs motion...