Cora says Story made contract decision ‘5 minutes’ after postseason ended
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – In the minutes after their Wild Card series defeat last October, as members of the Boston Red Sox sat in the Yankee Stadium visitor’s clubhouse, speaking in hushed tones and ruminating on a postseason run that was over before it had even begun, one player went to speak to his manager. “Right away. We had that conversation five minutes after the last out in New York,” Alex Cora said of Trevor Story. “He came into the office, he’s like, ‘I’m in. I ain’t going nowhere.’” The six-year, $140 million contract Story signed in March 2022 included a club option for ’28 and an opt-out after the ’25 season. Plenty...