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Red Sox: Boston’s handling of Alex Cora could drastically affect 2021

The baseball world was rocked yesterday when MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred released his report about the allegations surrounding the 2017 Houston Astros. Though the punishments were only handed down to Houston, former Astros bench coach and current Red Sox manager Alex Cora was named more than anyone else in the report.

With the stink of 2017 now on his name and the impending punishment from 2018’s replay room infraction also looming over his head, things are about to get ugly. Based on the punishment given to AJ Hinch and the fact that Cora is linked to two separate cheating debacles.