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Alex Cora doesn't mind if Dustin Pedroia becomes the Red Sox
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Dustin Pedroia willing to change his play style if it keeps him healthy in 2019
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Dustin Pedroia tells WEEI Alex Cora has 'always been the authority for me on everything'
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A conversation with Dustin Pedroia - The Boston Globe
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The state of the Red Sox as they prepare to open spring training
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