BOSTON -- One day after Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks took to social media to condemn offensive messages made against him and his family, manager Alex Cora empathized with his player.
Cora spoke Friday ahead of the first game of a doubleheader against Baltimore at Fenway Park.
"We're in the public eye and people feel they have the right to say whatever they want," Cora said. "Sometimes, it comes from real people. Other times, it comes from burner accounts ... fake people. It puts everyone in a tough spot."
On Thursday, Hendriks expressed his displeasure about death threats he says he received following Boston's most recent loss to the New York Mets.