Boston Red Sox manager Cora arrives in Puerto Rico as fans celebrate win
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(3 Nov 2018) Red Sox manager Alex Cora arrived in his native Puerto Rico on Saturday as fans gathered under the rain to celebrate the first man from the island to lead a team to a World Series championship. Cora held up the trophy that he had been cradling in his arms as he arrived in the city of Caguas with pitchers David Price and Eduardo Rodriguez and catcher Christian Vazquez, among others including Red Sox chairman Tom Werner. The Boston Red Sox say they haven't decided whether they will visit the White House if invited by US President Donald Trump. Cora said if that happens, it offers what he called a "huge platform." "I know what it represents, and I think I've done a good job so far representing my country and Latinos, and if as an organisation we decided to go, I'll use this platform the right way," he said. "I'm not going to embarrass the organisation, or my country or myself." The Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on 28 October to win their fourth championship in 15 years. Some fans had driven more than an hour to receive Cora and praised how he helped Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit more than a year ago as a Category 4 storm as the island continues to struggle through a 12-year recession. When 43-year-old Cora negotiated his contract last October, he asked his team to help with relief efforts, and they eagerly pitched in. Cora, who spent 14 years in the majors and batted .243 as an infielder with six teams, steered the Red Sox to a team-record 108 wins in the regular season before Boston topped the 100-win Yankees and Astros in the playoffs. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/6a1ad5572dbdf9394eff4d55239be964
