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Former Red Sox outfielder says team should have fired Craig Breslow
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A journeyman outfielder who spent part of a season playing for the Boston Red Sox had a strong response to the team firing manager Alex Cora and five members of Cora’s coaching staff.
Kevin Pillar , who played 30 games for the Red Sox in 2020, quote retweeted podcaster Jared Carrabis saying the team let the wrong person go.
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“Should have fired Breslow .. (sic) Fatse best hitting coach I had in my career.”
Pillar was referring to Peter Fatse, who was fired along with assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson, third base coach/outfield instructor Kyle Hudson, bench coach Rámon Vázquez and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin.
Jason Varitek, who served as game planning coordinator and run prevention coach, was reassigned.
Pillar, who retired from Major League Baseball in July, played for 11 teams during his 13-year career. He signed as a free agent with the Red Sox in February of 2020. The Red Sox then traded him to Colorado for minor leaguer Jacob Wallace.
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The Red Sox hired Breslow as their head of baseball operations in October of 2023, roughly six weeks after firing Chaim Bloom. Boston went 81-81 in Breslow’s first season and 89-73 in 2025, reaching the playoffs but quickly bowing out against the New York Yankees .
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