Boston Red Sox Clean House Firing Manager Alex Cora and Others

A major overhaul is going down in Boston. The ball club is not happy with the team’s performance and lack of success as things progress to around 30 games into the season. And the organization hopes to change its approach as well as path with the introduction of new management and coaching. On Saturday, the Boston Red Sox announced that they have cleaned house firing their manager Alex Cora and others. Alex Cora is owed $13.54M through 2027.

MLB insider Jeff Passan reported on the Red  Sox’s overhaul stating,

“The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora, hitting coach Peter Fatse, bench coach Rámon Vazquez and game-planning coach Jason Varitek, sources tell ESPN.

While the Red Sox won today, they are 10-17 and in last in the American League East. Massive change is coming in Boston.

Third-base coach Kyle Hudson was also let go by Boston, sources tell ESPN.

Less than a month into the season, the Red Sox are almost fully overhauling their coaching staff. Alex Cora is out with nearly two years remaining on his deal. Wholesale changes have come to Boston.”

Saturday evening the Red Sox also released a statement of their own on this decisive situation. The franchise confirmed,

“The Boston Red Sox today announced that the club has parted ways with Manager Alex Cora, along with five members of the Major League coaching staff: 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 has been reassigned to a new role within the organization. Details of his reassignment will be announced at a later date.”

Boston Red Sox Clean House Firing Manager Alex Cora and Others

With such a drastic change and outcome, naturally it would make sense for a team’s owner to come forward and speak. And that’s exactly what has occurred. Red Sox Principal Owner John Henry briefly thanked Cora and other dismissed coaches for their time and efforts while making clear that a change in staff was necessary. Henry mentions,

“Alex Cora led this organization to one of the greatest seasons in Red Sox history in 2018, and for that, and the many years that followed, he will always have our deepest gratitude. He has had a lasting impact on this team and on this city. He has led on and off the field in so many important ways. These decisions are never easy, but this one is especially difficult given what Alex has meant to the Red Sox since the day he arrived.

I want to thank Alex, our coaches, and their families for everything they have given to this organization. They have been part of this club in a way that goes beyond the field, and they will always have our respect and gratitude.”

So then, what’s next? Who will fill in as the interim manager for the time being? Additionally, which individuals will fill in to handle various coaching responsibilities and duties? The Boston Red Sox revealed:

“Chad Tracy will serve as Interim Manager for the Red Sox. Tracy, 40, has served as Manager of Triple-A Worcester since 2022. He spent the previous seven seasons (2015-21) in the Los Angeles Angels system, including three as a minor league manager with Low-A Burlington (2015) and High-A Inland Empire (2016-17). He served as the Angels’ minor league field coordinator from 2018-21. Tracy played eight professional seasons (2006-13) in the Rangers, Rockies, and Royals organizations.

Chad Epperson will serve as the club’s Interim Third Base Coach. Epperson, 54, has served as Manager of Double-A Portland since 2022 after previously spending 12 seasons as Catching Coordinator for the Red Sox. Prior to that, he spent eight years as a manager or coach in the Red Sox farm system. The Kentucky native managed Greenville in 2005 and Augusta in 2004 after spending two seasons (2002-03) as Sarasota’s hitting coach. Prior to his coaching career, Epperson played nine years in the minor leagues in the Mets (1992-95), Red Sox (1997-99), and Orioles (2000) systems.

Collin Hetzler will serve as part of the club’s Major League hitting staff. He joined the organization in 2025 as Triple-A Worcester’s Hitting Coach after spending four seasons in the Mets’ organization and serving as Triple-A Syracuse’s Hitting Coach from 2023-24.”

But there still seems to be an elephant in the middle of the room. Longtime baseball reporter/analyst Buster Olney weighed in and summed things up by saying, “Alex Cora fired less than halfway into a three-year, $21.75 million deal he negotiated in the summer of 2024. Jason Varitek dumped in April, in his 30th year affiliated with the Red Sox. Other coaches let go. This is unequivocally Craig Breslow’s organization.”

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