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Alex Cora Triggers Red Sox Nation With Cryptic Post

The Boston Red Sox fans are waiting for another move...
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Dec 9, 2025; Orlando, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora speaks with the media during the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings at Signia by Hilton Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images
Dec 9, 2025; Orlando, FL, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora speaks with the media during the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings at Signia by Hilton Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images | Mike Watters-Imagn Images

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The Major League Baseball offseason is long and is in a slow period right now.

Things quieted down right before the holidays and haven't picked up steam quite yet. The Boston Red Sox have been the subject of plenty of noise. Boston started the offseason off with a bang. The Red Sox acquired Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo before the winter meetings and followed up by landing Willson Contreras.

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Red Sox fans are looking for more as the club hasn't struck in free agency yet. Rumors and reports are swirling and the fanbase is starved for more information. So much so that it takes just one emoji to set off a big response. At least, that was the case on Wednesday as Red Sox manager Alex Cora took to X and shared a post with just one emoji.

What's next for Boston?

Does this mean a new deal is on the way for Boston? Does it mean that Cora is having a good day? Who knows aside from him? It's just one emoji on X, but it got fans' attention.

It's important to note that the University of Miami -- where Cora played his college ball -- is scheduled to face off against Ohio State in the College Football Playoffs on Wednesday night. Could the tweet be about that? Maybe. Again, it's a tweet with just one emoji. It could mean anything, but Red Sox fans caught wind of the message and responded.

For Boston, it's obvious what the biggest need is right now: another power bat. Contreras is a great talent and will play a big role for this team in 2026. Add another slugger -- like Alex Bregman -- into the mix and this club arguably would have one of the better lineups in baseball on paper. The rotation is in a good place now the team just needs one more bat.

If this message from Cora is a sign of something to come, that would be lovely. But again, it could mean anything.

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