Aaron Boone: The Red Sox ‘Alex Cora “played the small engine that could”

New York – The manager of the Red Sox, Alex Cora, played the oppressed card on Saturday, a day after Boston won his first place in the playoffs since 2021. He said: “Whoever said that we were a team in the playoffs, it’s bull (explanive) (explanative). No one thought we were going to arrive at October. “

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he knew that the Red Sox was able to make the playoffs.

“I think many people have seen him come too,” Boone told Yankee Stadium on Monday. “Unlike what (Cora said). I think he played a small engine that could a little over there. I think many people knew that the Red Sox arrived this year.”

The Red Sox and the Yankees will start on Tuesday a series of Wild Card at the Best of Three.

Cora recognized that he was “emotional” on Sunday when he made the comment. He revised his statement, saying that he thinks that people began to doubt Red Sox after the trade in Rafael Devers on June 15, not before the season, when several experts had predicted that Boston had done the after-season.

MLB.com had 59 voters predicting each winner of the division and winner in the playoffs before the season. The website has chosen the Red Sox to win both Al East and Al Pennant.

The Red Sox also obtained the most votes among Fangraphs staff to win the Al East, and Al Pennant while receiving most of the Votes for the N ° 1 seed in the American League.

“Obviously, they have gone through a few difficult years, but he has always been the clear leader of this group,” said Boone about Cora. “You started to see him a bit together last year, I felt like.”

When exchanging spills to the giants, Boston was 37-36. The SOXs went 52-37 after trade.

“After a bit of unequal starting, they really became a very good team and one of the best teams in the league here in the second half of it,” said Boone.

Cora between Tuesday with a file of 17-8 in the playoffs. Boone described Cora as “one of the very good.”

“They play very well in the game in the game,” said Boone. “I think he is a very good leader. I think his team embodies who he is. And I think it does a very good job to help define and define culture there. ”