What Alex Cora Told Blake Swihart After Red Sox DFA’d Hanley Ramirez

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When one door closes, another opens. Blake Swihart was the beneficiary of this old adage when the Boston Red Sox decided to designate Hanley Ramirez for assignment. While Mitch Moreland now is the everyday first baseman for the Red Sox, Ramirez no longer being with the ballclub will pave the way for Swihart to receive more playing time. In an interview with WEEI’s “Dale & Keefe” on Thursday, manager Alex Cora revealed he wasted no time notifying Swihart of his new role once the decision surrounding Ramirez was made. “After we made the decision (to release Ramirez), I gave (Swihart) a call,” Cora said, as transcribed by WEEI’s Alex Reimer. “It was, like, 4:00 a.m., which was very odd, but it is

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