Former Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has dominated the day after making his first comments about his dismissal on the 'Baseball Isn't Boring' Podcast on Monday morning. However, one of his former staffers, hitting coach Peter Fatse, who was fired alongside Cora and five other members of the major league coaching staff on April 25, has reportedly found his next job. 

According to Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic, the Philadelphia Phillies are expected to announce Fatse as their next hitting coach. 

Despite the obvious connection between Philadelphia and Boston through former Red Sox and now Phillies President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski, the two did not cross paths in Boston. Fatse joined the team as an assistant hitting coach after Dombrowski was fired. However, Cora and Dombrowski still have a strong relationship, so it wouldn't come as a shock to find out that the former Red Sox manager put in a good word for Fatse with Dombrowski. 

After joining the Red Sox staff in 2019, Fatse served as an assistant under former hitting coach Tim Hyers. After Hyers departed the Red Sox for the same role with the Texas Rangers after the 2021 season, Fatse was promoted to take his place. 

In four seasons and one month under Fatse's tutelage, the Red Sox offense ranked in the top 10 in baseball in runs scored (3,156, 7th), batting average (.255, 6th), on-base percentage (.321, T-10th), slugging percentage (.417, 6th), and OPS (.738, 6th). However, the team under Fatse did strike out at a high clip, posting a 23.2 percent strikeout rate, tied for the 10th-highest in baseball. 

After being fired alongside Cora, bench coach Ramon Vasquez, third-base coach Kyle Hudson, assistant hitting coaches Dillon Lawson and Joe Cronin, and game-planning coordinator Jason Varitek, Fatse joined the Tampa Bay Rays' research and development team as a hitting consultant over the summer. 

He'll now take over a star-studded Phillies lineup featuring Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Trea Turner after Philadelphia's second straight disappointing season, losing in the Wild Card round to the Atlanta Braves. 

Fatse became the second former member of the Red Sox coaching staff to land a new job as a hitting coach this offseason, joining his former assistant Dillon Lawson, who was named the Marlins' hitting coach on Oct. 12. 

As for Cora, after turning down an offer from Dombrowski to join him in Philadelphia as Phillies manager just days after his dismissal in Boston, he once again spurned his former boss in Boston, rejecting an offer to replace then-interim manager Mattingly in Philadelphia. However, Cora didn't completely rule out a return to the dugout in Monday's interview with WEEI's Rob Bradford. 

Vasquez, Cora's top lieutenant in Boston, could emerge as a candidate for other managerial openings after being considered for jobs in years past. However, if nothing materializes on that front, he seems like a safe bet to join Cora if he returns to the dugout. 

Finally, there's Varitek, a two-time World Series Champion and Red Sox Hall of Famer. Shortly after the firings, the team called Varitek's dismissal a "reassignment" to a different role in the organization, to be announced later. Earlier in the season, Kennedy was asked about Varitek's role on the team, saying Varitek was taking time away from baseball after being hit hard by the decision.

Kennedy was asked about Varitek's status within the organization in the annual end-of-season press conference on Oct. 5, telling reporters that the longtime catcher has not yet rejoined the organization in any capacity, but the two sides have "connected" with each other. 

While the other coaches' finding new positions is certainly noteworthy, all eyes will remain on Cora and whether he will return to manage, whether in 2027 or later.