NEW: Red Sox Fire Manager Alex Cora
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
On Monday, the Houston Astros fired general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch shortly after MLB suspended them for an entire season.
“Today we met to discuss the Commissioner’s report related to the Houston Astros investigation. Given the findings and the Commissioner’s ruling, we collectively decided that it would not be possible for Alex to effectively lead the club going forward and we mutually agreed to part ways,” said Chairman Tom Werner, CEO Sam Kennedy, and Owner John Henry in a statement on Tuesday night.
MLB is still investigating Cora’s involvement in sign-stealing with the Boston Red Sox in 2018.
As ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported, discipline for Cora is coming and it is going to be harsh.
“We agreed today that parting ways was the best thing for the organization. I do not want to be a distraction to the Red Sox as they move forward. My two years as manager were the best years of my life. It was an honor to manage these teams and help bring a World Series Championship back to Boston. I will forever be indebted to the organization and the fans who supported me as a player, a manager and in my efforts to help Puerto Rico. This is a special place. There is nothing like it in all of baseball, and I will miss it dearly,” said Cora in a statement.
Cora’s Involvement in Sign Stealing
Cora served as the bench coach for the 2017 Astros and according to reports, was linked to the cheating.
In the Astros scandal, a hidden camera was positioned in centerfield while a team staffer would be in the tunnel attempting to decode signs in real-time.
According to the reports, if the pitch was determined to be off-speed, the staffer would bang on a trash can twice to alert the hitter.
If the pitch was a fastball, no sound would be made.
Last week, a new report from The Athletic alleged that the Red Sox used their video room to relay signals ahead of time during the 2018 season.
In the Red Sox scandal, the team sent players to the replay booth at the bottom of the dugout to try and pick up trends from the pitcher and catcher.
The base runner would then be responsible for “relaying the information” to the hitter by signaling in some way.
The Red Sox won a record number of games during the 2018 season, and then went on to win the World Series.
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