In the sixth inning of Saturday's game, Red Sox starter Brayan Bello faced Aaron Judge and threw the first pitch behind his knees, missing the Yankees slugger. On Sunday, Cora appeared to admit that this was when the Red Sox were trying to even the score by hitting Judge on purpose.

Aaron Boone, who is good friends with Cora, mostly brushed off his counterparts’ remarks, chalking them up to “gamesmanship” and trying to “rally the troops” as the Red Sox fought to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Major League Baseball is investigating manager Alex Cora and the Red Sox after Cora insinuated that the club threw at Yankees’ Aaron Judge in Saturday’s contest, a league source confirmed Monday. The investigation was described as standard practice and no decision was made as of Mo New York starter Gerrit Cole drilled Rafael Devers in the top of the first inning of the two clubs’ Saturday matchup.

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Alex Cora won't be suspended after MLB spoke to him about admitting the Red Sox tried to hit Aaron Judge with a pitch Saturday.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora is under scrutiny by MLB for comments about possible intentional actions during the game against the New York Yankees and their star player, Aaron Judge. Major League Baseball is investigating comments made by Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora regarding a possible attempt by the New York Yankees to intentionally hit Rafael Devers,

Boston Manager Alex Cora seemed to admit Boston tried unsuccessfully to hit the Yankees slugger with a pitch on Saturday.