Bloom met with owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner and Kennedy among others prior to compiling his list of potential candidates. It was no secret he was the favorite of ownership and the clubhouse to make a triumphant return, but Bloom and his baseball operations staff were given control of the managerial search after declining to exercise Ron Roenicke’s club option for 2021.

“I am personally a big believer in second chances and I’m very excited Alex is going to have a second chance with us.”Ĭora helped power Boston to a franchise-record 108 wins and their fourth championship this century during his storybook 2018 debut. “I think you saw today how remorseful he is about what happened and how appreciative he is of the opportunity to come back,” Kennedy said. The Red Sox ultimately decided 10 months and a shortened 60-game season in exile was a sufficient period for Cora to spend outside the spotlight. Cora was among them and met in person with Bloom and O’Halloran at his Puerto Rico home. But as a manager, it feels close to it.”īoston’s front office reportedly interviewed nine candidates and cut down to five finalists. We’ll be talking about this in a month, four months, in years to come. Cora and the franchise mutually parted ways in January following a suspension imposed by Major League Baseball, punishment for his central role in an electronic sign-stealing scandal as bench coach for the Astros during their 2017 championship season. Nothing has been in this 2020, and Red Sox fans had a head start in the sports world two months before the COVID-19 pandemic claimed our attention in a far more serious and all-consuming manner. Cora was socially distanced from Boston president and CEO Sam Kennedy, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom and general manager Brian O’Halloran while taking questions virtually. The 45-year-old sat on a stool near home plate in front of an official club backdrop.

BOSTON – Alex Cora’s second chance started Tuesday afternoon at Fenway Park, his reintroduction press conference as Red Sox manager.

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