Red Sox’s Alex Cora Provides Assurance Ahead Of Trade Deadline

BOSTON — With less than two days before the MLB trade deadline, Red Sox manager Alex Cora wanted to clear the air on behalf of the organization’s front office.

“They’re working. They’re working hard,” Cora said before Monday night’s series opener against the Mariners at Fenway Park. “It’s part of it, right? There are so many teams in the mix. … When you look around, not much has happened, right? We just gotta be patient and we’ll see...