Red Sox manager Alex Cora claims ESPN 'made s--- up' about MLB trade rumors during his time at network

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With less than one week left before the MLB trade deadline passes, teams are revving up the phones, while players await their fates for the remainder of the 2025 season and beyond. 

Players will tell you they try to keep the outside noise just that – outside. But it's hard not to see it coming up on social media feeds, sports talk shows, and more avenues of acquiring news. 

However, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora doesn't want his players to believe everything they hear and read. He singled out one outlet in particular – the one he used to work for. 

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Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (13) stands in the dugout during the first inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles  at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports)

"I can tell them stories about ESPN in the green room, how people made s--- up – you know, trades," Cora said to reporters on Sunday. "And I can tell them that don’t believe everything that is said, you know?"

Cora is aware the trade deadline rumors are what fans want to see, as teams try to make their squads better or look ahead to the future by dealing away top talent for future assets. 

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"You get into any social platform, and if you’re looking for baseball, then your feed is going to be full of baseball stories, right?" Cora continued. "And there’s a lot of people that are very responsible with their trades, rumors and their contacts. Others, they’re not. So just block it."

A source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital that ESPN stands by