So Verdugo showed up two hours before the game, but this is something that the team has had an issue with in the past with him. The late arrival time today may have just been the final straw for Cora and he decided to finally bench him for it.Verdugo says a lot of things in here; whether they add up to anything, I'm not sure
https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2023/08/alex-verdugo-benched-red-soxs-alex-cora-calls-it-managers-decision.html