Alex Cora and Red Sox Part Ways Amid Sign-Stealing Controversy Cora has been linked to sign-stealing scandals <br />with the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox. He won the World Series in 2017 <br />as Houston's bench coach and won the World Series again <br />in 2018 as Boston's manager. Alex Cora, via statement Cora is still awaiting discipline by MLB for <br />his role in the Astros' sign-stealing scheme. The penalty is expected to be harsh, but it <br />likely will not be handed out until MLB <br />completes its investigation of the Red Sox. Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager <br />Jeff Luhnow were both fired by the Astros after MLB suspended them both <br />for the entire 2020 season.
