The Rise and Fall of Baseball's Hottest Young Manager

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🗓️ 16 January 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Red Sox manager Alex Cora is out on sign-stealing allegations from the MLB. The charges date back to 2017, when he was the bench coach for the Houston Astros. It's a stunning downfall for a man considered one of the most talented young managers in the game. ESPN baseball insider Buster Olney joins Mina Kimes to explore Cora's career, and his role in this huge baseball scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Clearly, Alex Cora had to go. He should be ashamed of himself. He really, really should.
0:06.0	You know good and damn well when you crossing the line. And clearly in this particular instance,
0:11.0	his willingness to do so is just so egregious because you're cheating the competition.
0:19.0	Red Sox manager Alex Cora was one of baseball's brightest stars.
0:23.6	But after he found himself at the center of the league's ongoing sign-stealing scandal,
0:28.6	his downfall came even more quickly than his rapid ascent.
0:33.6	Today, how a gifted young coach crossed the line.
0:38.6	And what's next for a sport that's facing its biggest crisis in years?
0:43.8	I'm Minikimes.
0:45.5	It's Thursday, January 16th.
0:48.2	This is ESPN Daily, presented by Dell Small Business.
0:59.0	Thank you. presented by Dell Small Business. Buster, hello.
1:00.8	Hey, Mina.
1:02.0	Buster only covers baseball for ESPN.
1:05.0	So Buster, the Red Sox and Alex Cora mutually parted ways on Tuesday.
1:10.6	I think that's what we're calling it. After it was
1:12.4	revealed that Cora was an integral part in the illegal sign-stealing operation in Houston in 2017
1:18.4	when he was the Astros bench coach, MLB is currently investigating the Red Sox as well to determine
1:24.3	whether he implemented similar sign-stealing in their 2018 World Series winning season.
1:30.3	And now we are all awaiting to see what his punishment will be. What was your reaction to the
1:38.0	report of his wrongdoing and his subsequent firing? Well, I wasn't surprised that he wound up leaving.
1:45.4	And from what I understand from talking with sources,
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