<Ul> <Li> 2 × World Series champion (2007, 2017) </Li> </Ul> <Li> 2 × World Series champion (2007, 2017) </Li> <P> José Alexander Cora (born October 18, 1975) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball coach and former infielder . He is currently the manager of the Boston Red Sox . He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals from 1998 through 2011 . Cora was formerly a baseball analyst for ESPN and played college baseball at the University of Miami . </P> <P> Cora was drafted in the 12th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign a contract and decided instead to play collegiate baseball at the University of Miami . While there, Cora was named to the College World Series all - tournament team in both 1995 and 1996 . He led the team to the title game in 1996, a game they lost to Louisiana State University . </P>

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