Alex Cora discusses fear after the Astros fraud scandal, Red Sox Pitcher's death threats

Alex Cora, manager of Boston Red Sox, is no stranger to get threats from baseball fans online who are hiding behind their computer or telephone screen.

After the recent revelation of Red Sox, Liam Hendriks that he received death threats, Cora said reporters before the first half of Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, which he empatheted into the hurler.

“We are in public and people feel like saying what they want,” said the 49-year-old according to a report by Associated Press and ESPN. “Sometimes it comes from real people. Sometimes it comes from burner accounts, false people. It brings everyone to a tough place.”

Cora praised Hendriks for the way he received the hateful messages after the loss of Boston against the New York Mets on Wednesday.

The former infielder said that Hendriks-Der posted on Instagram on Thursday to condemn the offensive news towards him and his family what the three-time all-star tried.

“I understand what he is trying to achieve,” said Cora according to the report. “We have to protect our players and we have to speak what we think.”

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Over the years, Cora has several times the goal of online criticism and threats.

In the early 2020s, he received a strong counter-reaction after his participation in the Houston Astros Sign Strieming scandal. Cora was in 2017 as an Astros -Bench trainer and came to Boston before the 2018 campaign.

Cora and the Red Sox agreed to separate each other before the 2020 season, and he was also suspended for the entire Pandemic campaign. It was stopped again before the 2021 campaign.

He informed the media members on Friday that after receiving the suspension he contacted MLB's security department.

“I brought my family into a difficult place, especially when the news came out. It was dangerous and we were afraid to be honest,” said Cora. “I don't want to go into details, but they did a great job.”

He has recently been sought by fans on social media after visiting his daughter's college, which led to missing a home game against the Mets.

“If it is up to me, I will bring my daughter here and go through every account and filter it,” said Cora, according to the report.

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Hendriks is in answer in his second year, but missed the entire 2024 due to an elbow injury.

The 36-year-old Australian also undergm in 2023 for the lymphoma of non-Hodgkin when he was with Chicago White Sox last season.

Hendriks said on Thursday in his Instagram post: “Threats against my life and my wife's life are terrible and cruel.”

He opened on Friday on Friday before game 1 against Orioles, including Alex Speier from Boston Globe.

“Hendriks on social media and hate messages that he and other players receive:” This is almost a daily event for almost all in this clubhouse. This is the disturbing part and is not properly checked. “Said it got worse due to gambling,” said Speier on Bluesky.

In relation to sports games, Hendriks said that the fans personally called him on social media and said: “Hey, you blown my parlay. Go (Explodive” yourself (Explodiv “. And then it is:” Hang yourself. This one kind of Hit for me with everything I went through a bit too close to your home. “

Cora agreed that there is now a “more dangerous way” with the rise of the sports game.

“A decision, a pitch, a piece, it takes it to a bad place and they personally take it,” he said. “This is not my fault. You have to be responsible for what you do.”

Victor Barbosa covers MLB and the NBA for heavy.com and focus on the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics. Previously, he covered the NBA and NFL for Heavy in 2021 with a focus on the Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers and Buffalo Bills. In New York, he reported local and professional sports news for Yardarker, Fansided, Syracuse.com and Weei. More about Victor Barbosa