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Red Sox give grieving Blake Swihart their shoulders to lean on

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As usual, Blake Swihart arrived at the Red Sox clubhouse early Thursday morning to work out with the other catchers. Then he prepared for a game against the Washington Nationals later in the day.

“Trying to treat him as normal as possible,’’ manager Alex Cora said.

But it will take time for Swihart to feel that way, if it’s even possible, after the death of his brother Romell Jordan.