Furious Alex Cora accuses Gerrit Cole of intentionally hitting Rafael Devers: ‘Don’t want to face him’
NY Post
An angry Alex Cora accused Yankees right-hander Gerritt Cole of intentionally hitting Red Sox star Rafael Devers in the first inning because he didn’t want to face the slugger who has owned him throughout his career.
Cora’s reasoning was simple.
When the Yankees ace intentionally walked Devers in the fourth inning with nobody on base in a one-run game, it was clear Cole intended to avoid him.
“They can say whatever they want. The intentional walk [made it] loud and clear: ‘I don’t want to face him,’ ” Cora fumed after Boston’s 7-1 rout of the Yankees in The Bronx on Saturday. “Second pitch of the game against Rafy, you see it. It was intentional. I’m not going to back up.”
Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello was even more blunt, saying Cole’s move “showed a lot of weakness.”
Cole denied throwing at Devers on purpose.
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