alex cora
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Alex Cora has not been involved in any transactions this season. [2]
Boston declined to offer arbitration to its other free agents: Curt Schilling, Bartolo Colon, Mike Timlin, David Ross, Sean Casey, Alex Cora and Mark Kotsay. [3]
Jos? Alexander “Alex” Cora (born October 18, 1975 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a utility infielder with the New York Mets. [...] While at the University of Miami, Cora was named to the College World Series all-tournament team in both 1995 and 1996, leading his team to the title game in 1996 although they would lose that game to LSU. [...] With the trade of Renteria to the Atlanta Braves before the start of the 2006 season, Cora was being eyed to take the position of starting shortstop until the Red Sox acquired ?lex Gonz?lez. [4]
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Cora was drafted in the 12th round by the Minnesota Twins in the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign a contract and decided instead to play collegiate baseball at the University of Miami. [4]
Red Sox offer arbitration to two: The Red Sox offered salary arbitration to free-agent catcher Jason Varitek and pitcher Paul Byrd, a move that means the club would receive compensatory draft picks if those players sign with another team. [3]
Through January 14 - Current stats updated real-time, Career stats updated nightly. [2]
Cora played his first major-league game in 1998 for the Dodgers, and spent the next seven years in Los Angeles, hitting.246 with 27 home runs and 173 RBI. [4]
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June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. [6]
Having been rated by Baseball America as the best collegiate defensive player going into the 1996 draft, Cora was once again drafted, this time by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round. [4]
Sources:
[1] Alex Cora Player Page - MLB - Baseball - SI.com
[2] Alex Cora Stats, News, Photos - Boston Red Sox - ESPN
[3] Alex Cora, , MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball
[4] Alex Cora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Alex Cora Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | redsox.com: Team
[6] Alex Cora Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com