The Red Sox this week have had to place three players on the COVID list, with Kevin Plawecki, Christian Vázquez, and Jonathan Araúz all testing positive. Vázquez has since tested negative and returned from the list, but now we’ve learned that their manager has also been caught up in what so far can best be described as a mini outbreak. The team announced early on Thursday’s series finale against the Blue Jays that Alex Cora tested positive for COVID and will not be managing this game. He also will not be traveling with the team to St.