The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees have always had one of the most raging rivalries. But what happened on Saturday might have taken things to another level. It’s one thing to have bad blood, but to target someone? That’s an entirely different story. Sadly, the Red Sox finds themselves at the bitter end of the story here. During the Red Sox’s victory over the Yankees on Saturday, their pitcher, Brayan Bello, threw plenty of pitches that landed outside the strike zone. Now, it was so recurrent that to most it looked like it was going to hit Aaron Judge.

People allegedly speculated that it was done on purpose, but later the incident was brushed off. But well, it seems like the Red Sox may have a whistleblower amidst them—their manager! Alex Cora supposedly dropped a hint that they may or may not have purposely pulled that act on Saturday. Right now, the team not only finds itself in hot water because making it to the playoffs seems a distant dream but also because if there is truth to Cora’s statements, a suspension and a punishment might be forthcoming.

Alex Cora allegedly opens up a can of worms!

Many think that Bello’s actions were a comeback because Yankees player Gerrit Cole hit Rafael Devers earlier in the game. Although the Yankees’ manager completely denied that Cole did that on purpose. So, that incident triggered the tensions, and hence, by the time Judge came in—Bello was apparently just giving it back. But hitting on purpose and with a plan isn’t allowed. As Aaron Boone, the Yankees’ manager, best said regarding this, “Yeah, that’s not allowed.” But Judge was cool as a cucumber about the entire incident. And given his history with Cora, which we discuss further, this was surprising!

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora opened a bag of worms literally with a bold statement when asked about the incident on Sunday. “It was closed Saturday, like around the sixth inning. So, you know, we had our chance. Didn’t happen, and we have to move on,” said Cora. But this has got the team at a crossroads, given that if it’s true, it breaks the game code of conduct. When New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was asked about it, he mentioned, “So that’s for somebody else to deal with.” And well, for sure, this is now under the MLB microscope.

According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive, MLB has started an investigation into the post-game remarks by Cora. Now, many have taken this as an indirect admission to the incident. If MLB does find the intent to be true, then Bello could allegedly face severe punishment and Cora could be suspended. But then, this isn’t the first time that the Red Sox manager finds himself in a storm, and neither is suspension new to him.

Alex Cora’s rocky legacy and bitter history with Aaron Judge!

Alex Cora has a pretty rocky legacy when it comes to the baseball world. In the recent case, he seems to be saying the Red Sox could have hit Judge but didn’t. And these similar talks landed him in deep trouble last time. When Cora moved to the Red Sox in 2018, he bragged about cheating his way to the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros. This is according to Evin Drellich’s latest book on the entire cheating scandal. Drellich wrote that Cora would brag, “We stole that (expletive) World Series.”

Cora faced disciplinary actions for his role in the notorious Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal back in the year 2017. At that time too, Aaron Judge was affected by Cora’s actions. And he expressed his frustrations about losing the 2017 AL MVP to Jose Altuve of the Astros. At the start of spring training in 2020, Judge said, “I was pretty mad, pretty upset. To hear that you got cheated out of that opportunity, that’s tough to kind of let go” He added, “I was sick to my stomach.”

After the incident came out and Cora was named as the main mastermind behind planning and executing the scheme—Red Sox had fired him! He had no job, and he was suspended for an entire season. But then, after serving his suspension, the Red Sox rehired him for the managerial role. Right now, both incidents have uncanny similarities, except right now he may or may not have opened the beans a bit too early.

Whether he is found guilty, only time will say. But for sure, that incident if true might stain his reputation and also further deepen the rivalry between the teams in the MLB. Do you think there was any truth to Cora’s statements? Let us know!