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Unless less than a week back before the MLB trading deadline goes, teams are back to the phones while the players are waiting for their fate for the rest of the 2025 season and beyond.
Players will tell you that they are trying to keep the outside noise just that – outside. But it’s hard not to see it coming up on social media feed, sports interviews and more opportunities to acquire news.
However, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora does not want his players to believe in everything they hear and read. He especially appointed a marketing market – the one he used to work for.
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Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (13) stands in Dugout during the first place of the game against Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Tommy Gilligan-usa Today Sports)
“I can tell them stories about ESPN in the green space, how people made s — Up-you know, shopping,” Cora told journalists on Sunday. “And I can tell them it doesn’t believe in everything that is said, you know?”
Cora is aware that the deadline for the trade deadline is what fans will see as teams try to make their troops better or look ahead for the future by dealing with top talent for future assets.
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“You get into any social platform and if you’re looking for baseball, your feed will be full of baseball stories, right?” Cora continued. “And there are a lot of people who are very responsible with their trades, rumors and their contacts. Others they are not. So just block it.”
A source familiar with the case told Pakinomist Digital that ESPN stands by its reporting, though it wasn’t clear what Cora left the company almost 10 years ago to join Houston Astros’ coaching staff referred to.
Manager Alex Cora #13 from Boston Red Sox responds with Jarren Duran #16 by Boston Red Sox as he is presented to the Heart & Hustle Award before a game against Houston Astros on August 11, 2024 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
“I got stories, man. I don’t want to bury people,” Cora said when a reporter asked who he was referring to ESPN.
Cora understands how hard the trade deadline can be from a player perspective considering his 14 seasons as one in MLB.
Red Sox is one of these teams with a rabi fanbase that always looks at to see what they will do this time of year. It is also worth noting that one of the best trading names going around is Jarren Duran, the team’s all-star outfielder, who could be on the move before 7 p.m. 18 Thursday.
Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora (13) looks at Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth round at Tropicana Field. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Preferred Pictures)
However, Boston is currently sitting in a good playoff position from a tough Al East Division of 57-50. They own the second Wild Card slot in the American league, just behind their division-rival New York Yankees.
