Let’s start with his contract, which was agreed to last July and kicked in at the start of this season. If the Red Sox terminated him now, they’d owe him about $20 million. The Red Sox have eaten bigger contracts in the past, but they’re not about to walk away from a manager less than three months into a three-year deal.

This team should be performing better than it has been, and is only competitive in the AL East because the rest of the division is not very good.

Alex Cora's time with the Boston Red Sox could be coming to an end as criticism mounts and insiders predict a midseason managerial change amid a disappointing 2025 campaign.