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Mookie Betts bluntly reacts to Red Sox firing Alex Cora
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Mookie Betts was blunt when asked about his former manager Alex Cora getting fired by the Red Sox .
“That ain’t got nothing to do with me and I stay out of that,” the Dodgers infielder said, via MLB Network’s David Vassegh .
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He also noted he hasn’t spoken to Cora since the news broke.
Betts spent two seasons playing for Cora with the Red Sox in 2018 and 2019, winning a World Series in 2018. In his first year with Cora as manager, Betts hit .346 with 32 home runs and 80 RBI.
Betts was traded to the Dodgers in 2020.
Despite the trade, Betts admitted in a 2025 appearance on the “All the Smoke” podcast that he still watched Red Sox games because of Cora.
“I love Alex Cora,” he said .
Cora was fired by the Red Sox after Boston ’s 17-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles . Several members of his coaching staff were also let go.
Hours after the news broke, Cora shared a clip of Betts from that 2025 podcast , but deleted it later in the day.
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Betts is on the 10-day injured list with an oblique injury . He suffered a brief setback and is back on track. It’s still unclear when he will return to the Dodgers lineup.
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