Red Sox remove interim tag from manager Chad Tracy after the team's remarkable summer turnaround

The Boston Red Sox announced on Tuesday that they have removed the interim label from Tracy, making him the 49th manager in franchise history.Tracy took over for the fired Alex Cora on April 25, when the Red Sox were 10-17, and helped turn the team around.

The Red Sox are 74-55 under his watch.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The Red Sox signed Tracy to a three-year contract that runs through 2029 with a club option for 2030.The Red Sox also exercised chief baseball officer Craig Breslow’s team options for 2029 and 2030, aligning their timelines.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEBoston Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy heads back to the dugout after a mound visit in the fourth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park on Sept.

1, 2026.(Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)"Craig and Chad are two exceptionally talented leaders who have earned these opportunities in very different ways," Red Sox President & CEO Sam Kennedy said in a statement.

"Over the last three years, we have watched Craig bring clarity, discipline, and conviction to the work of building our baseball operation.Chad was asked to step into a difficult situation with little notice, but the trust he immediately commanded at the major league level was earned through years of work across our organization."What this team has accomplished over the past several months has been historic.

Results matter greatly in this business, but so do judgment, character and the ability to bring out the best in others.Craig and Chad have demonstrated all of those qualities, and they have earned our confidence in leading us forward."The Red Sox have the second-best record in the American League and the fifth-best record in all of baseball since Tracy took over.

The 41-year-old manager authored the best 30-...