Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been vague about his plans for the 2025 season. His contract with the Red Sox expires at the end of the 2024 campaign and the front office hasn’t given media any clues on whether or not it plans to pursue an extension with the skipper.
Some reporters suggested that Boston’s 2024 outcome would be the deciding factor on Cora’s future with the organization — if he can manage the Red Sox to a winning season, he may be resigned, and if not, the Sox may choose to let Cora walk.
It was also theorized that, before Boston pulls the trigger on an extension with the manager, the organization would have to get a feel for his working relationship with new chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.
Just days into the season, Breslow had some high praise for Cora and the culture he’s helped create in the clubhouse.
“It’s just so clear he’s a great connector of people,” Breslow said in a Q&A session with Ian Browne of MLB.com. “He’s got the absolute trust of everyone in this clubhouse, and that’s not easy to do. And it’s especially not easy to do when you have to have really difficult conversations with players.”
