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By Jon Paul Hoornstra
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Alex Cora's social media posts were few and far between during his time as the Boston Red Sox's manager. That changed — his employment, his posting frequency — when he was suddenly fired on April 25.
Later in the day, Cora posed with six other Red Sox coaches who lost their jobs for a photo posted to his Instagram account.
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The following day, Cora posted a one-word message on his X account ("Happy!") followed by a smiling emoji.
Curious fans surely appreciated the updates. But they were not universally well-received, as ESPN's Buster Olney reported on the "Sunday Night Baseball" podcast.
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"Some of (Cora's) social media posts have not landed well in the industry," Olney said, "like the picture with all the coaches around the plane. Jason Varitek with his thumbs down, that sort of thing, other folks are like 'yeah, don't poke the nest.'
"Right now, the industry generally speaking and people in the media, people have spoken for Alex Cora. They've asked, why would you fire a top-5 manager in baseball? So the momentum is behind Alex Cora. Some of the social media posts have not landed well.
"He did have one on Tuesday morning where he thanked the fans. That's more the high-road stuff that probably will play better for him."
The latter message, posted Tuesday to Cora's X account, was hardly revealing of Cora's reaction to being fired. But in a fishbowl industry where how you react to adversity is an essential character trait, Cora's words sent a message to his next employer as well as fans: you can hire me, and I won't react poorly if you have to fire me.
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That said, Cora's next job is not imminent. He was offered the chance to replace Rob Thomson in Philadelphia when the Phillies fired their longtime manager April 27. Cora declined.
Instead, Cora will reportedly spend time with his family as he plots his next career move. He should have his choice of destination if and when he's ready to manage again.
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