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Red Sox Sign Manager Alex Cora to Multiyear Contract Extension

Red Sox manager Alex Cora looks on from the dugout during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. | Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Red Sox now have manager Alex Cora locked in for the long term, as the two sides agreed to a multiyear contract extension on Wednesday, the team announced.

ESPN's Buster Olney reported the deal is in the range of a three-year contract worth $21.75 million, which makes Cora the second highest-paid skipper in baseball behind Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (five years, $40 million).

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