By Alex Barth, 985TheSportsHub.com
Alex Cora's year-long suspension from baseball is nearing its end. Once the World Series is over, the man who led the 2018 Red Sox to a World Series title will be back on the market. Will he return to Boston?
According to MLB Network's Jon Heyman, things are trending in that direction. Heyman tweeted Thursday morning that "Alex Cora, with the support of [Red Sox] owners, players, and fans, has been viewed as the favorite."
It's worth noting that the list of "owners, players, and fans" has one glaring omission - Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. Bloom is the one who ultimately will be making the hire, and there has been speculation he wants somebody he is more familiar with in the spot.
Would Bloom go against the wishes of the rest of the organization for the hire? It's certainly possible. But after months of speculation, we now know that Cora is at least firmly in the conversation to replace Ron Roenickie, who was let go in September.