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Red Sox's Alex Verdugo Opens Up About Being Singled Out By Alex Cora Multiple Times In 2023 - Sports Illustrated Inside The Red Sox
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora calls out Alex Verdugo after benching: 'We took a step back as a team'
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Red Sox's Alex Verdugo Benched; Cora Calls Loss to Blue Jays 1 of 'Worst Days' in Job, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching
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Red Sox OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup one day after benching
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora calls out Alex Verdugo after benching: 'We took a step back as a team'
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What Alex Cora Wants Alex Verdugo To Know About Benching
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Alex Verdugo benched: Red Sox's Alex Cora calls it 'manager's decision'
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Red Sox notebook: Trevor Story won't return until Thursday at the earliest
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Furious Alex Cora Blasts Red Sox After Benching Alex Verdugo, Bitter Loss to Blue Jays - Sports Illustrated
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Red Sox's Alex Verdugo on Alex Cora benching him: 'It was loud and clear'
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Alex Verdugo in Red Sox lineup Sunday after benching in previous game
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Alex Cora says he will have a voice in baseball ops decision - The Boston Globe
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Alex Verdugo benching was right call, Chaim Bloom says