Álex Cora

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: October 18, 1975 in Caguas, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Colegio Bautista (Carolina, Puerto Rico) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL).

High Schools: Colegio Bautista (Carolina, Puerto Rico), Colegio Bautista de Caguas (Caguas, Puerto Rico)

School: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)

Last Game: September 28, 2011 (Age 35-345d)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Jose Alexander Cora

Twitter: @ac13alex

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Relatives: Brother of Joey Cora

2007 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

3408

828

.243

360

RBI

286

OBP

.310

SLG

.338

OPS

.648

OPS+

2008 Player Batting Game Log

2008 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2008-04-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
2	2008-04-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
May			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-IL
3	2008-05-07	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Durham Bulls	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
4	2008-05-08	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Durham Bulls	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2B	0
5	2008-05-10	AAA-IL	Pawtucket Red Sox		Norfolk Tides	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
6	2008-05-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
7	2008-05-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
8	2008-05-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
9	2008-05-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
10	2008-05-17 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Milwaukee Brewers	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	1
11	2008-05-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
12	2008-05-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
13	2008-05-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
14	2008-05-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
June			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
15	2008-06-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2B	0
16	2008-06-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Seattle Mariners	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
17	2008-06-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	SS	0
18	2008-06-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cincinnati Reds	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
19	2008-06-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
20	2008-06-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
21	2008-06-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		St. Louis Cardinals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
22	2008-06-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
23	2008-07-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	1
24	2008-07-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
25	2008-07-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
26	2008-07-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
27	2008-07-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	SS	0
28	2008-07-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	1
29	2008-07-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
30	2008-07-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
31	2008-08-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
32	2008-08-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
33	2008-08-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
34	2008-08-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
35	2008-08-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
36	2008-08-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
37	2008-08-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
38	2008-08-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
39	2008-08-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS,2B	1
40	2008-08-22	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
41	2008-08-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	1
42	2008-08-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
43	2008-08-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
44	2008-08-27	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	SS	0
45	2008-08-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	SS	0
46	2008-08-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
47	2008-08-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
48	2008-08-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
49	2008-09-02	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
50	2008-09-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
51	2008-09-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B	0
52	2008-09-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
53	2008-09-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
54	2008-09-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B,SS	0
55	2008-09-13 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
56	2008-09-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
57	2008-09-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2B,SS	0
58	2008-09-20	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	1
59	2008-09-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
60	2008-09-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	SS	0
61	2008-09-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
62	2008-09-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0
63	2008-09-28 (2)	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	5	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SS	0

2008 Player Batting Splits

2008 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	63	190	163	16	44	8	2	0	9	1	1	16	15	.270	.365	.344	.709	56	4	9	1	1	1

Home	32	94	84	10	26	4	1	0	5	0	1	6	8	.310	.376	.381	.757	32	3	3	1	0	0
Away	31	96	79	6	18	4	1	0	4	1	0	10	7	.228	.354	.304	.658	24	1	6	0	1	1

vs RHP as LHB	53	156	131		34	8	2	0	9			16	9	.260	.368	.351	.719	46	4	7	1	1	1
vs LHP as LHB	23	34	32		10	0	0	0	0			0	6	.313	.353	.313	.665	10	0	2	0	0	0

April	2	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	3	0	1	0	0	0
May	12	40	38	2	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.263	.300	.290	.590	11	1	1	0	0	0
June	8	24	21	3	4	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	4	.191	.292	.333	.625	7	3	0	0	0	1
July	8	21	17	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	6	0	1	1	0	0
August	18	58	48	6	13	3	0	0	3	1	0	5	4	.271	.379	.333	.713	16	0	4	0	1	0
September	15	42	36	4	9	0	2	0	1	0	1	4	3	.250	.357	.361	.718	13	0	2	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	30	42	36		8	2	1	0	5			4	1	.222	.333	.333	.667	12	0	2	0	0	1

vs. Younger Pitchers	55	164	144		38	7	2	0	8			12	14	.264	.344	.340	.684	49	4	6	1	1	0
vs. Older Pitchers	16	26	19		6	1	0	0	1			4	1	.316	.500	.368	.868	7	0	3	0	0	1

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