Red Sox Fire Cora, Coaches, Fans Puzzled

0:00It's April 29th. This is Boston Red Sox News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. The Boston Red Sox dropped a bombshell Saturday night, firing manager Alex Cora and a bunch of coaches including fan favorite Jason Veritech, who's officially reassigned but flew out with the crew. This came right after a massive 17-1 blowout win over the Orioles. Chad Tracy, a career minor-leager managing their AAA team, steps in as interim boss with zero big league experience. Earlier this week, the team admitted the roster's a tough hand to play, especially the position players. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow owns that accountability, pointing to winter moves like trading Rafael Divers and losing Alex Breggman, who bolted. For the Cubs, other moves, like flipping prospects and overpaying for pitchers, left holes at key spots. Everyone's reeling from the shock. Many voices like Rob Bradford and Ken Rosenthal called it baffling and a total stunner.

1:01Players like Trevor Story look gutted, sitting out Sunday's game with puffy eyes after opting to stay with Cora. Fans and ex-players are scratching heads, wondering why not fire Breslow instead. Meanwhile, the Phillies just joined the early firing club, canning their skipper too, but kept their core intact longer than Boston. Sox Brass pays Cora his full 21.75 million contract anyway, despite the panic just weeks into the season. This spills like internal friction boiling over, maybe between Cora and Breslow, with no clear replacement plan. Time will show if Tracy Squad turns it around, or if the roster woes keep sinking them.