Story by
Alex Cora posts ‘Happy!’ after Red Sox fire him; smiling Jason Varitek gives thumbs-down
- Story by
- Alex Cora posts ‘Happy!’ after Red Sox fire him; smiling Jason Varitek gives thumbs-down
Alex Cora posted a simple reaction on social media to being fired as Red Sox manager on Saturday evening .
"Happy!" Cora wrote on X at 4:12 a.m. Sunday, adding the smiling face with smiling eyes emoji.
Advertisement
Cora also posted a photo on his Instagram story of himself and the other fired coaches smiling while standing beside the private charter plane that took them home from Baltimore to Boston . The flight landed at Hanscom Air Force Base.
In the photo, Jason Varitek is smiling but also giving a thumbs-down gesture.
The Red Sox fired Cora, 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.
Varitek, the game planning and run prevention coach, was reassigned to a different role in the organization. Details of his reassignment will be announced at a later date, the Red Sox announced in a press release. It's not yet clear if Varitek will accept the new role or leave the organization.
Advertisement
Cora also shared an Instagram video of Mookie Betts talking about how he still watches Red Sox games because of Cora. The caption on the video reads, "Red Sox Rly Traded Mookie Betts."
"As quiet as it's kept, I enjoy watching Red Sox games," Betts said in the video. "Because of Cora. I love Alex Cora. People think I hate it. People think I didn't want to be there and that was all a facade. It's still business. Business is business. You still have to separate business from personal."
Asked in the video about what happened in Boston, Betts replied, "It's just business, man. Business is business. You cannot blend the two."
Cora texted "I'm happy" to multiple Red Sox reporters after being hired.
Advertisement
The Red Sox beat the Orioles 17-1 on Saturday but they are just 10-17 to begin the season. They have the third-worst slugging percentage (.354) in the majors. They are 21st in ERA (4.44).
Boston promoted Triple-A Worcester manager Chad Tracy to Red Sox interim manager . He'll manage his first game Sunday when Boston and Baltimore play the deciding game of their three-game series at 1:35 p.m.
Both chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and president Sam Kennedy are scheduled to speak with the media at Oriole Park at 10:40 a.m.
More Red Sox coverage
Read the original article on MassLive . Add MassLive as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
