Red Sox's Alex Cora Reportedly 'Closer To End' Of Managerial Career

Boston could be on the search for their next skipper in the near future

Scott Neville | Sep 21, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox could be in search of their next manager in the coming years.

Alex Cora has solidified himself as the manager of the Red Sox for the foreseeable future and likely could hold the position for as long as he wants. Unfortunately, the former middle infielder does not appear to want that position for long.

"In all likelihood, Alex Cora is closer to the end of his time as manager of the Red Sox than the beginning," MassLive's Chris Cotillo wrote Wednesday.

Cora has revealed that he does not plan to be a manager for decades and summed up his feelings on the matter clearly while speaking to Cotillo on MassLive's "Fenway Rundown" podcast.

“What the future holds, I don’t know," Cora told Cotillo. "Like I’ve said, I’m not here to be Tito Francona or Tony La Russa. I think there’s more in life than just being a manager. We’ll see what happens.”

Cora has expressed interest in joining a front office someday and likely will head down that path at some point this decade. Given the strong relationship Cora has with the Red Sox's ownership group, there's a good chance Boston is the organization to give him that opportunity.

That said, Cora is going to remain as the Red Sox's manager for 2024 -- the last year of his contract. He's likely to continue taking his job year-to-year from there.

It would be wise for Boston to find a bench coach that could follow in Cora's footsteps seeing as they know he does not want to be in the position long-term. Having a developmental coach to learn from and establish a relationship with Cora before he makes the jump to the front office would make a lot of sense.

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SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu