Red Sox manager Alex Cora warned players about believing MLB trade deadline rumors, specifically criticizing his former employer ESPN for allegedly fabricating trade stories.
With less than one week left before the MLB trade deadline passes, teams are revving up the phones, while players await their fates for the remainder of the 2025 season and beyond.
Players will tell you they try to keep the outside noise just that – outside. But it’s hard not to see it coming up on social media feeds, sports talk shows, and more avenues of acquiring news.
However, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora doesn’t want his players to believe everything they hear and read. He singled out one outlet in particular – the one he used to work for.
«I can tell them stories about ESPN in the green room, how people made s— up – you know, trades», Cora said to reporters on Sunday.
