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Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox manager, learned to lead from dad who died of colon cancer and mom who kept family 'on top'
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Alex Cora doesn't mind if Dustin Pedroia becomes the Red Sox manager 'in a few years
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Red Sox have options at second base
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Rookie manager leads Boston to title
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MLB Notebook: Former hitting coach likes match of Fenway and Story; SS is the new QB
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Dustin Pedroia Will Not Return In 2018 - MLB Trade Rumors
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Win No. 2 for a Red Sox Team Looking Like the Inevitable Champion - The New York Times
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The Ode to Dustin Pedroia. “Couple of years ago, I had 60 at-bats…, by Dave Wheelroute, Saoirse Ronan Deserves an Oscar
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Braves' Harris II says Rookie of Year season was 'decent' – KXAN Austin
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The new man in charge
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Even amid Red Sox struggles, Dustin Pedroia looks at old teammate Alex Cora and sees his steady hand at work - The Athletic
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The 12 worst losses in a painful Red Sox season - The Athletic
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Everybody has their Pedroia stories.' Here are some of the best tales from the Red Sox star's rise to the majors - The Boston Globe
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