Cora's Boston Cred on the Line

0:00On April 23rd, Boston Red Sox fans are already heated just 24 games in, with the team sitting at 9 wins and 15 losses. That sparked a ton of online chatter calling for Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow, and manager Alex Cora to get the boot after some rough performances. Earlier this week, Ken Rosenthal on the athletic broke it down on his fair territory podcast, saying Cora's got some real breathing room compared to. Other managers like Phillies, Rob Thompson, or the Metz Carlos Mendoza, he's in year two of a three-year deal worth $21.75 million, so firing him now would cost the team about $10 million. Out on the contract. Fans are doomers right now, scouring the web for change, but Cora's World Series win here eight years back gives him that Boston Red that buys time. The pressure's real though, nobody wants to waste the fresh extension if things stay ugly. Rosenthal did flag Breslow as more vulnerable if they miss the playoffs come fall.

1:03Still, the American League East is wide open, the Yankees hold a six-game lead, but is nothing the socks can't chase down with a hot streak. Cora knows the drill, he'd rather flip the script quick and punch that October ticket to shut down all the noise for good. Stay tuned with MLB News today, AI-powered updates.