Alex Verdugo, now with the New York Yankees after being acquired from the Crimson Sox, insists he has no onerous emotions towards Boston supervisor Alex Cora after twice being benched final yr.
Verdugo, a left-handed-hitting nook outfielder, performed for Cora for 3 seasons earlier than a uncommon commerce between the AL East rivals in December.
“It is a kind of issues that, it is just a little bit bizarre, as a result of exterior of the sport, he was nice. At the same time as a supervisor, he is a superb supervisor,” Verdugo mentioned Thursday from the Yankees’ spring coaching complicated in Tampa, Florida.
“In sure methods, ‘AC’ was onerous on me, however I haven’t got any onerous emotions towards him. It is a kind of issues. Towards the top, we sort of ran our course out just a little bit,” Verdugo mentioned. “However as an individual and outdoors of baseball, I beloved him. I beloved his children, his household.”
Verdugo was first benched by Cora on June 8 for not hustling between first and second base on a grounder an evening earlier, and once more Aug. 5 for arriving late on the ballpark.
