Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks condemned offensive messages, including death threats, against him and his family following a game loss. Manager Alex Cora expressed empathy, explaining that public scrutiny leads to unwarranted comments from both real users and anonymous accounts. Hendriks emphasized the need for awareness regarding the emotional impact of such threats, calling abuse of this nature unacceptable. Cora, while discussing the public's view of players, reflected on his own experience with social media backlash after attending his daughter's graduation, reinforcing the necessity to protect athletes from online harassment.
I think I speak for all players who have had to deal with this in their career when I say enough is enough.
We're in the public eye and people feel they have the right to say whatever they want. Sometimes, it comes from real people. Other times, it comes from burner accounts.
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