J.D. Martinez let Boston manager Alex Cora know early Friday that he was feeling just fine and ready to play after coming out of the previous game because of migraine-related symptoms.
“You have to trust your players,” Cora said.
Martinez, who struggled through the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, has certainly earned that. The slugger homered twice, raising his major league-leading total to nine, as the Red Sox beat Kohei Arihara and the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday night.
“He’s not going to…
