David Price, Dennis Eckersley Feud Resurfaces

Two years ago, Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price confronted MLB Hall of Famer and current NESN analyst Dennis Eckersley about comments made by Eckersley on the air being critical of another Red Sox pitcher, Eduardo Rodriguez. Two years later, Price appears to be once again at odds with Eckersley.

The incident, which occurred on a team flight, saw Price walk up to Eckersley, block his way, and began to both mock and curse at Eckersley. In a profile published by the Boston Globe on Tuesday, Eckersley told the Globe that he does not intend to ever speak with David Price again.

“I didn’t know how to deal with that. I don’t plan on saying a word to him, I don’t plan on seeing him, never,” Eckersley said in the article. “I don’t really give a — one way or another. I don’t think he really cares one way or the other.”

When asked about the quote on Wednesday by the media, Price said, “Honestly, I just think it’s trash. He had an unbelievable career and he’s a Hall of Famer,” Price said. “I saw his special on MLB Network. It was cool. The one thing that stood out to me was that he had zero former teammates in that interview. Not one talking about him. It was him talking about himself.

“If anybody ever does a special on me after baseball, I won’t need to go on that interview. I will have former teammates. I will have former coaches. He didn’t have that. To me, that’s all you need to know. That tells the story right there.”

Alex Cora, the manager of the Red Sox, told reporters on Wednesday that he does not believe the feud between Price and Eckersley is a distraction for the clubhouse, but that he did meet with Price and hopes that the feud will stop continuing to be brought up.

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Article by Jason Hirsch