BOSTON -- Earlier in the postseason, Alex Cora told a story about a spring training meeting he held with Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Xander Bogaerts. His message: "You guys are good. You should play the part."
In other words, it's OK to show a little emotion out there.
"They're great kids. They're awesome. Very humble," Cora explained. "But I think people should know who they really are with the way they act on the field. Like Mookie and I talk about him smiling, and Jackie, who is very quiet, the other day he hit that double and he celebrated, finally.