Red Sox, Alex Cora Show Support For Chris Martin After IL Move [Video]

Red Sox pitcher Chris Martin was placed on the 15-day injured list — retroactive to June 2 — due to anxiety, the club announced Wednesday.

It’s a designation that isn’t all that common, but not for a lack of anxiety among baseball players.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora spoke with the media following the move, sharing a personal story from his playing career that helped put things into perspective. Cora didn’t seek help when he dealt with similar issues, and his family suffered from it. So he has no problem with Martin looking to make a change.

“I remember playing the game, going 0-for-4, going to the apartment, turning on the TV at midnight and watching the game again,” Cora shared, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. “I was gonna go 0-for-4 again, and then in the morning I’d watch the game again and go 0-for-4 again. I feel like at that time, at that moment, the family suffered. It suffered a lot.