Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters on Tuesday that he feels rejuvenated after a “terrible” 2023 season physically, but said it is too early to discuss his future in Boston after next season.
Cora is entering the final year of his contract with the team.
“I don't want to talk about that right now,” he told reporters in Fort Myers, Florida, where he was asked if he expected to coach Boston after this season.
He notes that he's fine with his contract situation as it is.
He added: “As I've been saying all along, this is where we are, and whatever happens in the future, it will be a family decision.” “I'm glad I'm here.”
The Red Sox are coming off a 78-84 season that left them finishing last in the AL East. Cora said the season took a toll on him physically, which prompted him to work hard this season.
Cora (48 years old) said that what happened to him personally was a lesson he learned.
“I felt bad health and energy,” he said. “It's been bad. I can't let a game dictate me as a person, or what I should do. I feel really good.”
Regardless of how he feels, or how this season ends for Boston, Cora indicated that he's not the type who's going to manage things long-term like some of his counterparts.
He added: “I won't be able to continue for another ten years, I'll tell you that.” “I don't see myself as Tito [Francona] Or Tony [La Russa]. I've got two [6-year-old] Hey guys, I have a daughter and she's a first year in college. There is more to life than baseball. “This is difficult work.”
