Boston fired Alex Cora and parts of his coaching staff and turned to Chad Tracy to help the 2026 Red Sox recover from a prolonged slump. Craig Breslow said the goal was to do everything possible to give the team the best chance across the remaining 135 games. Tracy took over early in the season with Boston struggling at 10-17. He described the month as feeling longer than expected and acknowledged the difficulty of reaching a full 162-game slate. Under Tracy, Boston improved to 12-14, but the team remains among baseball’s disappointments, sitting nine games under .500 at 22-31 after a 7-6 loss to the Braves.
"Ultimately, this is about needing to do everything we possibly can to give ourselves the best 135 games [to go],” Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said the day after Cora's ouster, explaining the rationale behind Boston's sizable turnover."
"Handed the unenviable task of righting a ship already taking on water due to sizable roster flaws, Tracy was candid on Tuesday when asked about whether the past month had flown by. "Feels longer, honestly," the 40-year-old interim manager said."
"But after a month, little has changed when it comes to shifting Boston's standing as one of the top disappointments in baseball. At the time of Cora's exit, the Red Sox were saddled with an unsightly 10-17 record. Following Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Braves, Boston has improved ... to 12-14 under Tracy's watch - and now sit a season-low nine games under .500 at 22-31."
""I want to see us win, just like you guys do, just like our fans do, and these guys are fighting.""
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