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  • What Alex Cora Said About Red Sox Starter Matt Dermody and His Deleted Homophobic Tweet

    06/09/2023 9:50:27 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 20 replies
    Boston ^ | June 8, 2023 | Conor Ryan
    "When you put this uniform [on], what we want is for people to be inclusive."Ahead of the Red Sox’ series finale on Thursday night in Cleveland, Alex Cora addressed the controversy surrounding starting pitcher Matt Dermody and his homophobic tweet from 2021. Boston has drawn plenty of criticism for its decision to call up Dermody to start on Thursday after MassLive.com’s Sean McAdam reported that the Red Sox were aware of the now-deleted tweet from the 32-year-old pitcher. Dermody tweeted back in June 2021: “#PrideMonth. Homosexuals will not inherit the kingdom of God. They will go to hell. This is...
  • Puerto Rico protesters call for governor to resign after mob finds relief supplies

    01/20/2020 11:19:42 AM PST · by conservative98 · 58 replies
    NY Post ^ | January 20, 2020 | 1:32pm | Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
    Protesters in Puerto Rico called for Gov. Wanda Vazquez to resign Monday after stores of relief supplies were found unused in a locked warehouse over the weekend as the island reels from a powerful earthquake. Dozens gathered outside La Fortaleza, Puerto Rico’s governor’s mansion, banging on frying pans, denouncing Vazquez and holding signs with messages including “Government, Absent, Criminal, Negligent.” “I have never come out to protest but this caused me so much anger and indignation,” protester Rubi Oliveras told El Vocero newspaper. “How is it possible that you say you care about the country and yet you let so...
  • Will World Champion Red Sox Visit White House? Alex Cora Says ‘We’ll Talk About It’

    10/29/2018 3:15:00 PM PDT · by SMGFan · 29 replies
    CBS Boston ^ | October 29, 2018
    BOSTON (CBS) – Will the World Series champion Boston Red Sox visit President Donald Trump at the White House? Manager Alex Cora said that decision has not yet been made. Cora was asked if the team would make the trip if invited during his postgame press conference. “We’ll talk about it later on,” Cora said. Earlier this fall, Cora was critical of Trump’s comments about Puerto Rico, the native country of the Red Sox manager. White House visits have been the source of controversy during the Trump presidency. Trump called off the Eagles’ Super Bowl visit when it became evident...