Joey Cora

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joey Cora
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	May 14, 1965(1965-05-14)
Age	59
Country	United States
Birth City	Caguas
Horoscope	Taurus

Joey Cora Biography

Joey Cora is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on May 14, 1965 in Caguas, United States. Jose Manuel Cora Amaro (born on May 14th 1965) is a former Major League Baseball player with an 11-year stint in MLB that spans the years 1987, 1989 and 1998. He was a player in his team the San Diego Padres of the National League and the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians of the American League. He was primarily an infielder.

In the 11th inning of game 5 in the 1995 American League Division Series, the player bunted and swung to first, barely avoiding tag, in order to begin the game-winning rally. The team scored with Edgar Martinez’s hit.

Cora spent most of the 1998 season as a Mariner, but with the team falling out of contention, he was dealt to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for David Bell, where he barely played, due to injuries. He signed a free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season, but retired without playing a game.

Following his retirement from play, Cora was a manager in the New York Mets minor league system. He was later hired by teammate and good friend, Ozzie Guillén as a coach. He began coaching in 2003 for the Chicago White Sox. His responsibilities included facilitating the role of third base coach and organizing the team’s spring training camps prior to his promotion to bench coach following the 2006 season. He occasionally served as an interim manager whenever Guillen was suspended or ejected from a game, or was unable to attend for any other reason.

Cora began his career at the top of the leagues in April, 1987 as a rookie of 21 years old. After three years with the Padres Cora was traded with the Chicago White Sox in 1991 and was there for the rest of 1991. Cora was a part of the team for the next four seasons.

Joey Cora Net Worth

Joey Cora is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joey Cora 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cora was a student at Vanderbilt University and played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. The year 1984 was the first time he was a collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A’s of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). He scored .373 while stealing 28 bases. He earned the distinction of being the league’s top player. In 2017 the year he was admitted into the CCBL Hall of Fame.

It was the San Diego Padres selected Cora in the first round of the 1985 MLB draft. As a player of the Beaumont Golden Gators, Cora was wounded during a match at San Antonio, Texas, on the 22nd of June the 22nd of June, 1986. Cora was waiting in the coach’s bus following the match with San Antonio Missions. San Antonio Missions at V.J. Keefe Stadium when two men named him and attacked Cora. Cora was wounded twice in the stomach, and then on the arm. Cora was swiftly taken to the hospital, and then was fully recovered after an entire six-week period on the list of disabled. A man whose name was Jose Puente, 29, was arrested on the spot and later accused of attempted murder. Cora was arguing with fans in the locker room for the visitors which led to fans coming back with additional men later .

On April 6, 1995, Cora signed with the Seattle Mariners. His 24-game hitting streak was a Mariners record (later broken by Ichiro Suzuki) and was an AL record for switch hitters (until broken by Kansas City’s Jose Offerman in 1997). In 1997, he was elected to the AL All-Star team and went on to hit .300 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Joey Cora Dating?

According to our records, Joey Cora married to Kiria Cora. As of December 1, 2023, Joey Cora’s is not dating anyone.

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Cora took over as interim manager for the Miami Marlins on April 10, 2012 in the wake of Ozzie Guillen’s 5-game suspension for comments related to Fidel Castro.

Facts & Trivia

Joey Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joey Cora celebrates birthday on May 14 of every year.

In 2016, Cora became the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Double-A club, the Altoona Curve. He became the ninth manager in franchise history. He was promoted to third base coach for the major league team for the 2017 season.

Is Joey Cora related to Alex Cora?

Source: New York Mets set to hire Joey Cora, brother of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora , as third-base coach. ESPN baseball reporter.

Who is older Alex or Joey Cora?

Joey is the elder brother of former MLB player and current Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora. Both brothers have been part of at least one World Series- winning team. Joey was a third base coach for the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox.

Where is Joey Cora now?

Cora most recently served as the third base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2017-2021, but was let go following last season. Cora will now replace Gary DiSarcina , the Mets’ third base/infield coach for the last three seasons, who was not retained after the team parted ways with manager Luis Rojas in October.

What nationality is Joey Cora?

American

How old is Alex Cora?

46 years (October 18, 1975)