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American baseball executive (born 1956)
David Dombrowski is an American baseball executive who serves as the president of baseball operations for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Dombrowski also previously served as the general manager of the Montreal Expos, the general manager and president of the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers, and president of baseball operations for the Boston Red Sox. He has helped build four different franchises into pennant-winning teams, and he has won the World Series twice — with the Marlins in 1997 and the Red Sox in 2018.
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Puerto Rican baseball player and manager (born 1975)
Jose Alexander Cora is a Puerto Rican professional baseball manager and former infielder who most recently managed the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 14 seasons with the Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Alex Cora will not be the Phillies’ next manager. Now, signs point to Don Mattingly’s return. League sources on Wednesday morning confirmed what USA Today first reported late Tuesday night. Sometime in the past few days, Cora told the Phillies that he is not interested in managing next
Cora, fired by the Red Sox early in 2026, turned down the Phillies in April and again this week
The Phillies face a pivotal winter after Alex Cora declined their managerial offer again. With Don Mattingly now back in consideration, Philadelphia must also address free agents, roster depth, bullpen concerns and an aging veteran core while deciding how much responsibility to give its younger players.