for the 2018 season. Boston Red Sox manager (second stint) Cora was re-hired as the Red Sox' manager on November 6, 2020, on a two-year contract for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, with a club option for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. On April 14, 2021, Cora earned the 200th win of his managerial career in the first game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. The 2021 Red Sox qualified for the postseason as a wild card, and advanced to the ALCS. On November 22, 2021, the Red Sox announced that they exercised their 2023–2024 option to extend Cora's contract as manager of the team. During the 2022 season, Cora missed six games in the latter half of April after testing positive for COVID-19; bench coach Will Venable led the team in Cora's absence. His 19 challenges in 2022 were the fewest of any full time major league managers, as were his eight overturns. Managerial record Personal life Cora lives in Caguas, Puerto Rico, during the off-season. He has four children, including twins born during the 2017 season. His older brother is Joey Cora, a former MLB utility player and current coach. Cora is a 2006 inductee of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame. From February 2013 to November 2016, Cora was a color analyst for baseball on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. After winning the 2018 World Series, Cora took the World Series trophy to his hometown of Caguas on November 3, 2018. Philanthropy Cora was involved in relief help for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017. See also List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game managers List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico References Further reading External links 1975 births Living people Albuquerque Dukes players Boston Red Sox managers Boston Red Sox players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Cleveland Indians players Houston Astros coaches Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball broadcasters Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Miami Hurricanes baseball players New York Mets players Oklahoma City RedHawks players Pawtucket Red Sox players People from Caguas, Puerto Rico San Antonio Missions players Texas Rangers players Vero Beach Dodgers players Washington Nationals players World Series-winning managers 2006 World Baseball Classic players 2009 World Baseball Classic players