Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora and a delegation from the Red Sox will take the World Series trophy to his hometown of Caugus, Puerto Rico, on Saturday to celebrate.
Cora became the first Puerto Rican manager to win the World Series on Sunday. He draped a Puerto Rican flag over his duckboat during Wednesday’s victory parade in Boston and has been vocal in his support for the island.
Cora will be joined on the trip Saturday by catcher Sandy Leon, pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, catcher Christian Vazquez and utilityman Brock Holt, as well as Red Sox chairman Tom Werner and president Sam Kennedy and other members of the staff and front office.
The trophy will just be going to Cora’s hometown on Caugus, about 17 miles from San Juan.
“It should be fun. Just show the people from back home that they’re part of it. It should be a cool day,” Cora said. “To be able to wear shorts and T-shirts again, that would be great.”
It’s Cora’s second trip to the island with the Red Sox. In January, he led a delegation to deliver aid to the island in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Pitchers Chris Sale and Rick Porcello as well as Christian Vazquez, who is also from Puerto Rico, joined team president Sam Kennedy in handing out medical supplies, water filtration systems and food and water. Cora had made the trip a condition of his hiring with the Red Sox.