Boston Red Sox: Should Ron Roenicke be replaced before he starts?
Should Boston Red Sox Manager Ron Roenicke Be Replaced Before He Starts? Let’s take a deeper dive into that question and find a solution.
The Boston Red Sox named Ron Roenicke as manager last month, removing the “interim” from his title, ensuring he would be at the top of Boston’s dugout for the 2020 season. That decision came when MLB released its discipline for the team after investigating allegations of sign stealing in 2018.
But why Roenicke and not someone else?
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That is one of the questions that consumed the minds of Red Sox fans as they discovered that their beloved manager Alex Cora was fired and then subsequently suspended for his role as the ring leader of the 2017 Houston Astro’s sign-stealing scandal.
Following the suspension, the Red Sox were under investigation from MLB for their alleged cheating scandal in 2018. Players and team personnel were accused of using video to steal the sign sequences from opposing teams.
Players then went to the replay room to watch video and come back and relay signs to batters on base. This allegedly happened while Roenicke was serving as a bench coach under Cora.
As MLB concluded their investigation last month, Cora was cleared of any wrongdoing in Boston while Commissioner Rob Manfred interviewed 34 current and former Red Sox players and released MLB’s findings. Cora was relieved of the findings according to ESPN’s Marly Rivera.