Álex Cora was never going to win with misshapen Red Sox roster, but he got fired anyway

Alex Cora, who until Saturday was manager of the Boston Red Sox, played 14 seasons in the big leagues. But his feel for the game was honed years earlier as a kid hanging around baseball clubhouses in his native Puerto Rico. His late father, Jose Manuel Cora, was in the game for years as a broadcaster and youth coach. And Alex was just 11 when his older brother, Joey Cora, made his big-league debut with the San Diego Padres.That Alex Cora is a baseball lifer is practically stamped on his forehead.Advertisement