Alex Cora’s Rejection Leaves the Phillies Facing an Uncomfortable Reality The former Red Sox manager reportedly turned down a second offer to manage Philadelphia. Sports Illustrated · 8h ago
From PCA’s Rise to Vladdy’s Fall: Nine Stories We’ll Remember From This MLB Season From fading superstars and stunning collapses to historic performances and a loaded rookie class, these are the stories that stuck out this year. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
Seven MLB Players and Managers Facing Pressure Down the Stretch These guys have a lot at stake as the regular season races toward its conclusion. Sports Illustrated · Sep 19
Carlos Mendoza Pays the Price for Mets’ Collapse, but Team Faces Tougher Questions New York fired its manager after a calendar year of terrible play, but Mendoza was given a bad hand to play this season. Sports Illustrated · Jun 26
As more athletes speak openly about depression, anxiety and suicide, a minority of fans are weaponizing it It’s a cool Tuesday night in Columbia, South Carolina, and fans of the minor league baseball team the Columbia Fireflies are letting an opposing batter named Marcos Torres hear it. The Conversation · May 26
Southampton joins a list of sports teams to be punished for spying on rivals Southampton has been expelled from the second-tier Championship playoff final after admitting to the unauthorized filming of other clubs’ practice sessions The Independent UK · May 19
How Don Mattingly Became the Phillies' New Interim Manager The former Dodgers and Marlins skipper was ready to walk away from baseball after serving as Toronto's bench coach last season. Dave Dombrowski had other plans. Sports Illustrated · May 4
Craig Breslow's Eight Biggest Mistakes With the Red Sox Boston's chief baseball officer fired manager Alex Cora last weekend, but Breslow's roster moves often didn't set up Cora for success. Sports Illustrated · May 1
Why Phillies Executive Dave Dombrowski Decided It Was Time to Fire Manager Rob Thomson Dombrowski also addressed the rumors about him offering the position to recently fired Red Sox manager Alex Cora. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
Rob Thomson Had to Go in Philadelphia The Phillies were failing in every aspect, and Alex Cora’s firing by the Red Sox on Saturday made their decision a lot easier. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
Phillies’ Turn to Familiar Playbook Is Unlikely to Work Rob Thomson, who took over during the 2022 season and led the Phillies to four straight playoffs, is out after a 9–19 start. Can Don Mattingly do better? Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
Rob Thomson’s Firing Proves Even Top MLB Managers Have a Short Leash Now The Red Sox and Phillies have already sent accomplished skippers home after tough starts. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
Phillies Fire Rob Thomson After Brutal Start to 2026 The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson after a horrible start to the 2026 season. Bench coach Don Mattingly will take over as the interim manager. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
Alex Cora Shares Emotional Message to Red Sox Fans in First Comments Since Being Fired Fired Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora sent an emotion message to the team’s fans in his first comments since being let go over the weekend. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
Sports Illustrated · Apr 28 SI:AM | Sloppy Pistons Staring Down Elimination After Magic Take Advantage of Turnovers Top-seeded Detroit is on the verge of crashing out of the playoffs in the first round after an ugly showing in Orlando.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 28 Alex Cora Shouldn’t Return to the Dugout Anytime Soon The recently fired manager of the Red Sox should move upstairs ... somewhere.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 27 Why Yankees Can Get Away With Sending a Former Rookie of the Year to the Minors Luis Gil has been optioned to Triple A, yet the Yankees' cupboard remains full.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 27 Searching for Silver Linings Amid the Phillies’ Disastrous Opening Month Philadelphia is 9–19 and 10 1/2 games out of first place already amid a swath of dreadful slow starts from players who should be doing better.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 27 SI:AM | Controversial Overtime Goal Call Pushes Oilers to the Brink The Ducks won Game 4 on a goal that required a lengthy replay review and now lead the series 3–1.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 27 MLB Standings Show Just How Desperate the Red Sox Have Become Boston's April shakeup surprised everyone.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 26 Trevor Story, Red Sox Players Rip Front Office for Firing Alex Cora, Coaches Craig Breslow addressed the players in the clubhouse before Sunday’s series finale—and it did not go well.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 26 Alex Cora’s Firing Is the Final Straw. John Henry Should Sell the Red Sox After the original sin of the Mookie Betts trade in 2020, Boston’s owner has overseen a number of missteps that have left the franchise in disarray.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 26 Red Sox’ Season Was Doomed From the Start—and Firing Alex Cora Won’t Change That Boston may have dismissed its manager Saturday, but the issues extend well beyond him and can’t be fixed at this point.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 25 Red Sox Fire Alex Cora, Five Coaches After Brutal Start to Season The Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora, Jason Varitek and most of the team’s coaching staff after an awful start to the season.
The Independent UK · Apr 20 Thirteen years later, Red Sox still celebrate Patriots' Day with those special 'Boston' home jerseys Thirteen years ago, the Boston Red Sox returned to the field five days after two bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and injuring more than 260