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          Boston Red Sox would be foolish not to bring back Alex Cora as manager

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          • Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 2020, 07:00 AM ET
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            • Analyst/reporter ESPN television
            • Author of "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty"
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          After the Red Sox announced that Ron Roenicke will not return as Boston's manager in 2021, chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom addressed the possibility of former Sox skipper Alex Cora returning to his old job in an intentionally obtuse manner.