Ex-Astros bench coach Alex Cora is breaking his silence on the 2017 sign stealing scandal ... saying the ENTIRE team was responsible for cheating, and he shouldn't be the only one taking the blame.
Of course, Cora received a season-long suspension and lost his gig as manager of the Boston Red Sox after the MLB's investigation determined he and player Carlos Beltran played major roles in the Astros' complex sign-stealing scheme.
Although Astros manager A.J. Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow lost their jobs as well ... Cora wants to make it clear he and Beltran were NOT acting alone -- and the whole team was in on it.