Overview

• Cora claims that during his tenure as an ESPN analyst from 2013 to 2017, staff would invent trade scenarios in the network’s green room.
• He tells his Red Sox squad “don’t read too much” about deadline chatter and advises them to block out social media noise.
• When pressed for evidence, Cora said he has unnamed stories but declined to identify specific individuals at ESPN.
• A source familiar with the matter says ESPN stands by its trade coverage but has offered no detailed rebuttal to Cora’s allegations.
• The public dispute highlights tensions over media credibility and clubhouse focus as the July 31 trade deadline nears.