Fort Myers, Fla. – Comparisons with Red Sox Legends started rolling in on Thursday.

“He resembles Dustin (Pedroia), as far as, the baseball rat as he is,” said Alex Cora, referring to Alex Bregman, who reached an agreement to join Red Sox on a three-year, 120 million dollar affair (including two opt-outs) Wednesday evening.

“Alex reminds me of my teammate, Rico Petrocelli,” Red Sox Hall of Famer Outfieder Fred Lynn Opinated on X (formerly Twitter). “The same setting and short compact turn that should work well in Fenway. Looking forward to the season. “

The League rules prevent Cora from explicitly discussing an incoming player until the contract becomes official, but he answered a number of allusual questions and commented on general comments about Bregman’s abilities on Thursday.

Who was his favorite player to work with when he was Houston Astros bench coach 2017? “Special group, special player,” replied Cora with a laugh.

Will PresEason plans change for some players, such as Infielders Vaughn Grissom and Kristian Campbell? Not yet.

Did the boss feel that his team was better on Thursday? “We’re in a good place,” he said.

Cora spent the winter and pressed on Boston to land ’24 Gold Glove third basseman. The two parts a close band, although their relationship was cracking some time after Astros’ Sign Signal Scandal 2017 arrived in November 2019. Houston player got immunity from the league, but Cora and Red Sox ”mutually agreed to share Ways” Mitt in his one -year suspension. Red Sox finally repeated him the following season.

“We went through a while there a lot,” Cora said, equally sincere and careful. “With all these guys we went through a lot. We are still going through a lot. We made a mistake ’17 and some of us paid the price, right, and we are back in baseball. We got a second chance.

“As a person he is a child that I really respect. … we have a good relationship. He is a child who will see, “he said, and then corrected himself to follow the rules. “You’ve seen it before.”

Originally published: February 13 2025 at 18:59 EST