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Alex Cora

Alex Cora, Puerto Rican baseball player and manager

Born
October 18, 1975
Age in 2026
51
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1975

About Alex Cora

Jose Alexander Cora is a Puerto Rican professional 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. Cora was a member of the Red Sox team that won the 2007 World Series. He has the record for longest at-bat for a Dodger, where on May 12, 2004, against pitcher Matt Clement, he fouled off 18 pitches, then hit a home run.

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Alex Cora timeline

  1. He has the record for longest at-bat for a Dodger, where on May 12, 2004, against pitcher Matt Clement, he fouled off 18 pitches, then hit a home run.
  2. Cora was a member of the Red Sox team that won the 2007 World Series.
  3. 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.

The world when Alex Cora was born

Alex Cora was born in 1975. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1975

  • #1 song"Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille
  • Top movieJaws
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookShogun – James Clavell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier III "Thrilla in Manila"
  • Top headlineFall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
  • Technology milestoneAltair 8800 — first personal computer kit
  • Defining fadPet Rocks — 1.5 million sold
  • Notable inventionPet Rock
  • World population4.09 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGerald Ford
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • Also wonGolden State Warriors (NBA)
  • U.S. population215.9M

1975 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alex Cora's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19752026
Gas$0.57$3.45/gal
Average home$28,900$435,000
Average income$14,700$67,500
Minimum wage$2.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.05$11.95
Postage stamp$0.10$0.73
Population215.9M341 million

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