What Red Sox’ Alex Cora said about Matt Dermody’s deleted homophobic tweet

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Pitcher Matt Dermody, who posted and eventually deleted a homophobic tweet in 2021, will start for the Red Sox on Thursday against the Guardians. The organization has received heavy criticism for giving him the start. Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said the Red Sox learned of the tweet during spring training after signing the lefty in late January. The team confronted him about it then. Related: Mobile sports betting is live in Massachusetts on BetMGM. Get started with $200 in bonus bets Manager Alex Cora was asked...