Red Sox Sign Manager Alex Cora to Multiyear Contract Extension

Boston is gaining momentum to sign its manager for the long term.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora looks on from the dugout during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. / Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Red Sox now have manager Alex Cora locked in for the long term, as the two sides agreed to a multiyear contract extension on Wednesday, the team announced.

ESPN's Buster Olney reported the deal is in the range of a three-year contract worth $21.75 million, which makes Cora the second highest-paid skipper in baseball behind Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (five years, $40 million).

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Currently in his sixth year as Boston's skipper, Cora has logged a 494–416 record (.543 winning percentage) and led the Red Sox to two playoff appearances, including the 2018 World Series in his first season at the helm.

The Red Sox have finished in last place in the AL East in back-to-back seasons, but Cora has his team in the mix for a wild-card spot this season. The Red Sox lost to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday but sit at 54–47, just 1.5 games behind the Kansas City Royals in the wild-card standings.

Boston hired Cora ahead of the 2018 MLB season. He was fired in 2020 for his involvement in the 2017 sign-stealing scandal as the Houston Astros' bench coach, but re-hired in '21 after serving a year-long suspension.