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Alex Cora reportedly thought he’d never manage again during his suspension

Alex Cora is back in Boston to manage the Red Sox after a year-long suspension that saw him get booted from the same position.

While Cora was out of baseball for just 10 months, he didn’t see his return to managing any team – let alone the Red Sox – as likely, according to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier. Family members of Cora and Cora’s agent, Melvin Roman, told Speier that Cora wasn’t thinking of a return until maybe after the 2021 or 2022 season because Cora didn’t want to manage any team.

Cora’s feelings on returning changed on Sept.