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“He wanted to fire everybody who was here before he got here,” one source said of Craig Breslow. “That’s what he has now.” Paul Rutherford / Getty Images TORONTO — The mass firing of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and five of his most experienced coaches shocked the baseball world for both its timing and breadth. But to those familiar with the inner workings of Craig Breslow’s baseball operations department, the heavy-handed treatment did not come as a surprise. Breslow, the Yale-educated chief baseball officer, carved out a 12-year career in the majors as a left-handed reliever. His playing