Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch announced on Tuesday, July 7, that third base coach Joey Cora and the team have "mutually agreed" he would leave the organization as a coach, effective immediately.
Hinch said they arrived at the ultimate decision during a meeting on Tuesday morning, ahead of the series openers against the Athletics. Cora has been the Tigers’ third-base coach and has coached infield defense for the past two and a half seasons.
“We mutually agreed that he would leave the organization and move on, effective today," Hinch said ahead of the series opener against the Athletics on Tuesday, July 7. "Billy Boyer is going to be the third base coach and the lead voice in the infield."
Cora has been known for helping instill an ultra-aggressive baserunning mindset and audacious attempts to score rounding third base since joining. He will be replaced by Boyer, the team's quality coach, as the new third base coach.
The mutual parting came from “philosophical” differences that popped up during the long and frequent baseball conversations that happen in a team’s clubhouse. Hinch likened it to a longtime family relationship.