Back in January 2020, a virtual lifetime ago, the Red Sox fired Alex Cora as manager. Xander Bogaerts was asked what he wanted in the next Red Sox manager.
"Someone like [Cora]," he said.
You got your wish, Xander. (After an abbreviated 2020 season with Ron Roenicke at the helm, that is.)
Although the news has not been confirmed the the team, it is being reported that the Red Sox have brought back Cora as the manager for 2021.
The Red Sox interviewed as many as nine candidates before paring their list down to five and then deciding between Cora and Sam Fuld, the director of integrative performance for the Phillies.