![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/3bc0f07/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1599x1065+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.googleapis.com%2Fafs-prod%2Fmedia%2F45ef4cde28ef45628d9ca1f4c63466f6%2F1599.jpeg)
Alex Cora
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/therecord.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/ea/eea8589f-acdd-5dfd-af12-fbb5b42b460d/64e38dc355840.image.jpg?resize=200%2C133)
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/ZWH2WI4Y5JGYFANEVR3Z5XZKJM.jpg)
Red Sox's Alex Cora on Alex Verdugo benching: 'One of my worst days here'
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://bloggingtheredsox.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/gettyimages-1503328244-594x594-1.jpg?w=594)
alex verdugo – Blogging the Red Sox
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Red_Sox_Royals_Baseball_77596-1-653148899ef3a-scaled.jpg)
What Alex Cora and Alex Verdugo said about Verdugo's benching
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thebrunswicknews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/31/e3141f45-0dbf-55e6-b856-f3d5f89c43da/64ceee323e808.hires.jpg)
Alex Cora benching Alex Verdugo overshadows 5-4 Red Sox loss to Blue Jays, National Sports
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://w2pcms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Red_Sox_Orioles_Baseball_61942.jpg?w=1000)
Red Sox look to put dismal 2020 in rearview mirror
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_16x9/t_w1024/mlb/g7vqqyh9gaj13y4leigr)
Alex Cora benches Alex Verdugo ahead of tough loss
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/466d2ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4064x2709+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fba%2Fcc%2Fd65054bf0995ea740bb5c5c2dd30%2Ffd6eb377809e4c8ca834778317a1a1ce)
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching
![Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora puts OF Alex Verdugo back in lineup day after benching](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/4MVNP52RBZBJVI427KSUEJZHTM.jpg)
Boston Red Sox's Alex Cora: Alex Verdugo was 'best player on the team, MVP' in 2020