The last time Chris Sale took to the mound at Fenway Park, it was Sept. 22, 2023.
A little over four months later, the Red Sox southpaw was traded to the Atlanta Braves — closing out a seven-year run in Boston that had plenty of ups and downs.
But even though Sale donned a different jersey on Friday night at Fenway Park, Alex Cora admitted that the 36-year-old lefty is forever intertwined with the Red Sox — especially for his contributions during Boston’s World Series run in 2018.
“That slider to [Manny] Machado will be forever in my mind,” Cora said pregame of Sale recording the final out of the 2018 World Series in Los Angeles.