© Gregory Bull / AP Alex Cora at the Major League Baseball winter meetings in 2019. Alex Cora is back as manager of the Red Sox less than a year after parting ways due to his role in the 2017 Astros’ sign-stealing scheme. Cora, 45, who managed Boston to a World Series title in 2018, has agreed to a two-year contract through the 2022 season with a two-year club option for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, according to a news release distributed by the Sox on Friday evening.