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CLEVELAND — The Boston Red Sox believe they took the proper steps after learning about a homophobic tweet by pitcher Matt Dermody two years ago. Dermody, who was brought up from Triple-A Worcester to make his first major league start in Thursday's game against the Guardians, made the social media post in 2021. It has since been deleted. The Red Sox did not know about Dermody's tweet when the 32-year-old signed with the club in January. Once they became aware of it, team officials met with Dermody, who went through mandatory antidiscrimination and harassment training in March.
