BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora used a position player, Pablo Reyes, to pitch the ninth inning with a 17-0 lead against the Cubs on April 27, 2024. Cora then said after the game that he “hates” the idea of ever using a position player to pitch with any lead.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora empathized with reliever Liam Hendriks one day after the pitcher took to social media to condemn offensive messages made against him and his family.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora gave his thoughts Friday on reliever Liam Hendriks recently being the recipient of death threats on social media.