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Alex Cora Allegedly Told Red Sox Players That Astros 'Stole' 2017 World Series

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora is apparently bad at keeping secrets.

In an excerpt from Evan Drellich's new book Winning Fixes Everything (h/t Jason Mastrodonato of The Boston Herald), after he took over as Red Sox skipper in 2018, Cora allegedly bragged about the sign-stealing scandal that helped the Houston Astros win the 2017 World Series.

"We stole that (expletive) World Series," Cora is alleged to have said.

One member of the Red Sox coaching staff told Drellich they knew the Astros stole signs "because Alex Cora told us.