Alex Cora

Alex Cora
Cora with the Boston Red Sox in 2008
Boston Red Sox – No. 13
Shortstop / Second baseman / Manager
Born: (1975-10-18) October 18, 1975 (age 49)
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 7, 1998, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2011, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through September 29, 2024)
Batting average.243
Home runs35
Runs batted in286
Managerial record521–451
Winning %.536
Teams
As player

As manager

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Jose Alexander Cora[1] (born October 18, 1975) is a Puerto Rican baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 14 seasons with the Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals. After retiring as a player, Cora served as the bench coach for the Houston Astros when they won their first World Series title in 2017. Cora was named Boston's manager the following season, winning a franchise-best 108 games and leading the team to victory in the 2018 World Series. He is the fifth MLB manager to win the World Series in his first season and the first Puerto Rican manager of a World Series-winning team.[2]

Following the 2019 season, Cora was implicated in a sign-stealing scandal during his time with Astros.[3] Amid an investigation to determine if he took part in another sign-stealing scandal with the Red Sox,[4] Cora and the Red Sox mutually agreed to part ways before the 2020 season.[5] Cora was subsequently suspended through the 2020 playoffs for his role in the Astros' scandal.[6] After his suspension ended, he returned to the Red Sox as their manager.[7]

  1. ^ "Alex Cora". Retrosheet. Retrieved February 15, 2021. Full name Jose Alexander Cora
  2. ^ "Alex Cora, First Puerto Rican Manager to Win the World Series". Puerto Rico Report. October 31, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
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  4. ^ Rymer, Zachary D. (January 8, 2020). "MLB's War on Sign-Stealing Shifts to Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Abraham, Peter (January 14, 2020). "Alex Cora out as Red Sox manager - The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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