(AP) \u2014 The fallout from the Houston Astros\u2019 sign-stealing evidence has reached the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n
The Bosox have fired manager Alex Cora a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred implicated him in the sport\u2019s sign-stealing scandal. Cora was the Astros\u2019 bench coach when they won the 2017 World Series and led Boston to the title the following year in his first season as manager.<\/p>\n
Manfred\u2019s nine-page report investigating sign-stealing by the Astros mentioned Cora 11 times, saying Cora was among those who \u201coriginated and executed\u201d aspects of the cheating scheme. Manfred explained that the team used a center field camera to decode catchers\u2019 signals to pitchers and banged on a trash can with a bat or massage gun near the dugout to let hitters know which pitch was coming.<\/p>\n
MLB had also been investigating allegations the Red Sox had stolen signs en route to their 2018 World Series championship.<\/p>\n
Cora\u2019s dismissal comes a day after Astros manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow (LOO\u2019-now) were fired by the ballclub. Hinch and Luhnow let go an hour after Manfred suspended them for the 2020 season for their role in the cheating scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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