Speaking on WEEI Wednesday, Alex Cora doled out plenty of praise toward Red Sox second baseman Kristian Campbell.

Alanna Rizzo, a seven-time Emmy Award-winning sports journalist, has joined NESN as a general sports reporter and analyst. According to a release from the Boston Red Sox's and Bruins' regional sports network,

Red Sox manager Alex Cora attributes Bregman's early-season success to the training he did in the offseason. “He [Bregman] worked hard in the offseason,” Cora told Christopher Smith of MassLive. “He felt like last year he was off, especially early in the season, swinging more. Swinging at the edges of the strike zone.”