Red Sox Make Decision on Alex Cora’s Future With Club After Last-Place Finish

The Boston Red Sox have some decisions to make regarding the front office after firing chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom and moving former general manager Brian O’Halloran into a new role.

With everything up in the air, many have wondered what would happen with manager Alex Cora. Typically, a new front-office head gets to choose their new skipper but that does not appear to be the case in Boston.

“Alex Cora said definitively he will be back next season,” MLB.com’s Ian Browne tweeted Wednesday. “Not really a surprise but this is the most clear he has been about it. He has one year left on his contract. He has obviously received assurances from ownership he is back no matter who the new leader of baseball operations is.”

Cora definitely told reporters that he will be back next season. The Red Sox manager has certainly gotten the job done in recent years despite what the win-loss record would indicate.

He’s gotten the absolute most out of below-average rosters the last few seasons and has proven to be a winning manager when given the tools. He’s also been able to handle the pressures of the postseason without fail.

While Cora being kept around is not much of a surprise given his standing in the organization, it is impressive that he’s about to enter his third regime. Most heads of baseball operations get the opportunity to pick their own skipper.

Cora wants to continue in his current role for the time being but it would not be surprising to see him make the jump into the front office in the coming seasons.