A day after Alex Cora received flak on sports-radio airwaves for missing Monday’s home game against the New York Mets to attend his daughter’s graduation, the Red Sox manager pushed back against the criticism.
“People have their own opinions,” Cora said Tuesday ahead of Boston’s game against the Mets, per MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. “I bet those people have families, too, and at one point, they have to make decisions, too. I bet they made decisions for the best of the family.
“I made the best decision for my daughter. For those who don’t understand, I’m not gonna try to convince them.