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Alex Cora Stirs Up Red Sox Nation With One Emoji

The Boston Red Sox have work to still do in free agency...
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Sep 26, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (13) addresses the team after they clinched a playoff spot after their game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images
Sep 26, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (13) addresses the team after they clinched a playoff spot after their game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | Eric Canha-Imagn Images

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The Boston Red Sox are still looking for more talent to add to the organization and the fanbase is hungry for more information.

The Red Sox have had a good offseason so far and are arguably one move away from a phenomenal offseason. Boston needs one more bat and the two guys who have been most consistently linked to the Red Sox have been Alex Bregman and Bo Bichette. Both make sense for different reasons. Bregman showed in 2025 that he can have success in Boston and be a leader in the clubhouse for this young team. Bichette is on the younger side and could play either second base or third base, but he has a new reported suitor in the Philadelphia Phillies, according to The Athletic's Matt Gelb.

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On Thursday night, Red Sox fans responded to an ambiguous one-word emoji message from manager Alex Cora on X.

This type of message could mean anything. But the most likely reasoning is the fact the University of Miami -- where Cora went to school -- has a College Football Playoff game on Thursday night. Cora posted the same message on Dec. 31, when the Hurricanes last played.

The fanbase is starved for information and responded left and right to Cora with the hopes that the message is more than just a tweet about Miami football.

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Now, again, this message most likely relates to the University of Miami playing football on Thursday night. It would be lovely if it was in reference to Bregman or Bichette or another superstar, but it see,s like Boston fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for more information.

With each passing day, we're inching closer and closer to Spring Training. Soon enough we're going to have to see some movement around the league. The Red Sox remain the final team in baseball without a big league deal in free agency, but that will change.

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