Manager Alex Cora recently moved into fourth place all-time in franchise history wins. He is under contract with the Boston Red Sox through the end of the season but his future is now clear. Per Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the two sides have agreed on a three-year deal of more than $7 million annually. The deal will pay Cora in the range of $21.75 million over those three years. Cora, 48, has been the subject of rumors as he is in the final year of his current contract. Boston finished at the bottom of the American League East standings in both 2022 and 2023. It led the Red Sox to part with Chaim Bloom as Cora stayed on with Craig Breslow replacing Bloom. It wasn’t clear if Cora would stay beyond the current season as some speculated that Cora might move to a front office role.
Alex Cora and the Red Sox are in agreement at $7M-plus per year over 3 years. Just finalizing the deal now.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 24, 2024
Alex Cora, Red Sox Ink New Multi-Year Deal
As recent as last month, Cora told reporters that he and the club had no plans to discuss an extension midway through the season. Reports came out shortly after the start of the Red Sox game in Colorado on Wednesday that the club is “engaged” with Cora on a new contract. The reported deal falls shy of the Chicago Cubs five-year, $40 million deal for manager Craig Counsell last offseason. Cora was hired by the Red Sox in 2018, and suspended in 2020 by MLB for his involvement in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. Boston re-hired Cora in 2021 and has been at the helm since.
Boston continues to be one of the biggest surprises in baseball this season. It’s largely from the breakouts of Tanner Houck, Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu and Kutter Crawford. At 54-46 and one game back of the third American League Wild Card spot, the Red Sox will be in the buyer’s market with less than a week before the trade deadline.
More to come.
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