Alex Cora Sends Message To Caleb Durbin After First Hit With Red Sox

Alex Cora Sends Message To Caleb Durbin After First Hit With Red Sox originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox made a bold move to acquire Caleb Durbin from the Milwaukee Brewers, as he was expected to be a key part of the roster this season.

However, to begin the season, Durbin struggled at the plate, as he began the year going 0-for-19 and was being booed by Red Sox fans. Yet, in the fourth inning on Friday, he lined a ball to center for his first hit of the season, and he also scored Jarren Duran. The hit was a big one for Durbin, who got the monkey off his back, and Red Sox manager Alex Cora is glad Durbin finally got a hit .

“I’m glad he got the hit,” Cora said postgame on Friday, via The Athletic. “I think everyone was able to breathe, including me, but the kid, he played great at third base, put a good swing there after the weird double play in the first (at-bat). So he’s gonna be okay.

He’s a good ballplayer. I think people here are going to love him. ” Durbin is now 1-for-22 and is hitting .