Alex Cora Takes High Road Discussing Umpire After Red Sox Loss: 'We're All Human'
Alex Cora Takes High Road Discussing Umpire After Red Sox Loss: 'We're All Human' originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox lost 6-5 in 11 innings to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday and Alex Cora was ejected from the game in the eighth inning.
Cora was ejected after Trevor Story screamed at home plate umpire CB Bucknor after a check swing call that ended the inning. The Red Sox were trailing at that point and had two runners on, and Bucknor called Story out without asking the first base umpire for help on the check swing call. The check swing call, combined with the poor ball and strike calls, played a role in the Red Sox's loss.
However, when discussing Bucknor's outing and the ejection postgame, Cora took the high road and acknowledged the difficulty of being a home plate umpire. "100%," Cora said when asked if he was telling Bucknor he should have asked the first base umpire for help on the check swing call. "He has one job to do, call balls and strikes, and it wasn't his best day.
That's what this (ABS) system does. It's out there, and everyone sees it. He'll be the first one to accept it.
I saw him putting his head down after one of the challenges, and we're all human. It's not easy to do what we do and what he does. " Cora did not bash Bucknor for the poor ball and strike calling in the game.