Alex Cora

We shouldn’t overreact to one game. But the way manager Alex Cora was forced to manage his bullpen in the Red Sox’ Opening Day loss to the Yankees should make Red Sox fans feel very uneasy, writes John Tomase.

Alex Cora said he’s most excited to catch up with the players after not being able to talk during labor negotiations amid the MLB lockout.

Alex Cora is staying with the Boston Red Sox for the foreseeable future after the team exercised his options for both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

As the Red Sox’ magical 2021 season comes to an end, John Tomase looks ahead to see what the 2022 squad could look like, and whether Boston’s success was an anomaly or a sign of bigger things to come.

As the Boston Red Sox shipped off for Houston and Game 6 of the ALCS, manager Alex Cora was staying positive about his team.

Following two weak performances at the plate, the Boston Red Sox now turn to Nathan Eovaldi to try to save their season on just two days’ rest. The Red Sox were held hitless for four innings Wednesday by left-hander Framber Valdez and managed only three hits in a 9-1 loss to the Houston Astros that left Boston down 3-2 in…

Framber Valdez was perfect through four, took a two-hit shutout into the seventh and became the first pitcher in the 2021 postseason to finish eight innings on Wednesday as the Houston Astros beat Boston 9-1 in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series and moved one win from a second straight trip to the World Series. Yordan Alvarez had three…

How has the Red Sox’ offense reached historic heights this postseason? Credit the brilliant approach of Alex Cora and hitting coach Tim Hyers, writes John Tomase.

Boston Red Sox fans flocked to Fenway Park Thursday to see off the team as they left for Houston and the American League Championship Series against the Astros. Manager Alex Cora and pitcher Tanner Houck stopped to sign a few autographs on the way out. Game 1 is Friday night at Minute Maid Park. “We’ll go into it with a…

Manager Alex Cora sent a fitting message to his Red Sox players after their magical season continued with an ALDS-clinching win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

The sure sign for Red Sox manager Alex Cora that things are getting serious in the baseball playoffs: He got a text from Patriots coach Bill Belichick wishing him luck. “That’s like the highlight of the year,” Cora gushed before the AL Division Series against Tampa Bay on Sunday. “I got the text from this random area code. That’s...

The Red Sox may have bludgeoned the Rays to the tune of 20 hits and five home runs on Friday, but as our John Tomase writes, they won because of Alex Cora.

Randy Arozarena became the first player to hit a home run and steal home in a postseason game, and rookie Shane McClanahan pitched the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in their AL Division Series opener Thursday night. The breakout star of October last year, Arozarena made a breathtaking dash to the plate in…

Right-handed pitcher Nick Pivetta, who was scheduled to start Sunday as the Boston Red Sox host Cleveland, was added to the team’s growing COVID-19 injured list just three hours before the game. Pivetta will be replaced by Kutter Crawford, a right-handed pitcher from Triple-A Worcester, the team announced Sunday. Shortly after, the team announced that infielder/outfielder Danny Santana was...

More than 10 members of the Boston Red Sox were missing from Friday’s game because of COVID, while Fenway Park has new masking guidelines.

The Red Sox’ roster is in a state of upheaval as the team deals with a coronavirus outbreak. Rookie outfielder Jarren Duran is the latest name added to the COVID-19 Related Injured List. As of Friday, there are 12 players and coaches out on COVID protocols, either for testing positive or for having close contacts who did. The 24-year-old outfielder…

Eleven players and coaches are out on COVID protocols, either for testing positive or for being close contacts, as Red Sox officials try to contain a potential coronavirus outbreak on the team. Infielder Yairo Munoz is the latest Boston player to test positive for COVID-19, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said in an interview Wednesday. “It’s gut-wrenching,” Chief Baseball...

The Red Sox once looked like legitimate American League contenders, but as a COVID outbreak ravages an already struggling team, John Tomase says it’s all about survival for Alex Cora’s club.

Red Sox officials are trying to contain a potential coronavirus outbreak on the team as a growing number of players and coaches test positive. Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts is the latest Red Sox player to test positive for COVID-19. The announcement from the Red Sox public relations department came after Bogaerts was abruptly pulled from Tuesday night’s game against...

Boston left-hander Martín Pérez and right-hander Matt Barnes have become the latest Red Sox players impacted by COVID-19. Both pitchers were put on the COVID-19 injured list before Monday night’s game at Tampa Bay. Boston manager Alex Cora said before the game that Pérez had tested positive. The news about Barnes came just before first pitch and other details...