FORT MYERS, Fla. — Romell Jordan, the adopted brother of Boston Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart, died Wednesday at 23 years old. The Red Sox said the Swihart family is asking for its privacy to be respected.

Swihart has left the JetBlue Park facility.

Swihart’s parents Carla and Arlan held guardianship of Jordan, who played running back at the University of New Mexico. Jordan initially was a family friend who went to live with the Swihart family.

“That’s tough,” Mookie Betts said. “You never want something like that with anybody. He (Swihart) is like a brother to me from the first day we stepped into the Red Sox organization. So I’m there for him. I’m praying for him. Just a tough time to get through.”

The Red Sox drafted both Betts and Swihart in 2011.

Vice President of media relations Kevin Gregg could not provide details on the cause of death.

Blake Swihart also has a half brother, Jace Swihart, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and a sister Kacie Swihart.

Jordan majored in liberal arts at the University of New Mexico where he played football from 2014-17. He rushed 105 times for 551 yards in his career. He also caught 13 passes for 103 yards.

The Red Sox closed the clubhouse morning media session from 8-9 a.m. They then announced an unnamed Red Sox player is dealing with a personal family emergency.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora addressed the media at 10 a.m.

“It’s very tough,” Cora said without going into exact detail. “How we went through (Boston Globe’s) Nick (Cafardo who died suddenly) and how we’re going through this. It’s not easy, honestly. Just start thinking the same things I said last week. Same feelings today. Same feelings. The one thing about the group, I think David (Price) just put it in 150 characters (on Twitter). That’s what we are. That’s what we feel about each other. Through everything we went through last year, it was awesome. But I think the coolest thing is we really became a family.

“You start looking at everything we went through, it was amazing,” Cora added. “There were certain days you look back and you were like, ‘Yeah. That’s what makes this special.’ The same way they were there for me when Ari, J.D. (Arteaga’s) son passed away. They were there for me. Same way, I’m going to be there for them.

“I talk about family in the World Series, just having parents come up to me and tell me how proud or saying thank you because of where their kid is and all that. It hurts. It hurts. It’s tough. It’s something that, I know it’s part of this. Because it’s life. I said it last week: It’s not about what happens on the field.”