Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora acknowledges it was tough to see his team eliminated from wild-card contention Wednesday after it played like a postseason club for stretches of the year.
“Our goal was to make it to the playoffs. It didn’t happen, but it’s a good learning experience for those kids over there,” Cora said following a 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. “Obviously, it’s going to be a different group next year, but for them to think that they were almost there. I mean, at one point it felt like we were a playoff-caliber team, and then we missed the opportunity.
“Let’s put it that way. You look around, you look at the teams that are fighting, we had it right there and we blew it.”
