Red Sox Former Manager Alex Cora Breaks Silence On Rejecting Phillies

BusinessSportsMoneyRed Sox Former Manager Alex Cora Breaks Silence On Rejecting PhilliesByPeter Chawaga,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Chawaga is a writer and editor covering Major League Baseball.Follow AuthorApr 29, 2026, 08:00am EDTBALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 28: Alex Cora #13 of the Boston Red Sox addresses the media before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 28, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Philadelphia Phillies made a big change in hopes of correcting their season as it heads off the rails, but it might not have been the change that the front office was hoping for.After falling into last place in the National League, the Phillies announced that they had cut ties with manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday and that bench coach Don Mattingly would be appointed as the interim manager for the remainder of the season. Initially, that seemed to be a measured move to promote a new voice that would still offer some continuity for players.ForbesParents Of Phillies’ Alec Bohm Living In Vehicle Amid Legal Dispute, Per FilingBy Peter ChawagaFormer Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Offers 8-Word Response On Rejecting Philadelphia Phillies JobBut shortly after the team’s announcement, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski revealed that he had tried to bring in Alex Cora instead of Mattingly, shortly after he was fired by the Boston Red Sox.“We talked about potentially taking the job,” Dombrowski told reporters of a conversation he had with Cora on Sunday, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. “I had told him I had really come to the conclusion at that point that if he took it, I was going to make a change. I thought that he might take it, but as time went on over the next day into Monday morning, it was apparent from his perspective that he wanted to take time with his family.”Dombrowski hired Cora while he worked in...