Along with having a good touch with the media, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora always has been a gamer.
Cora spent 14 years in Major League Baseball as a player. And even though he wasn’t known for hitting home runs every night, he does have one moment that stands out.
One of Cora’s most well-known moments was his 18-pitch at-bat in 2004 as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, which he capped off with a home run against Matt Clement.
During Cora’s post game press conference in Fort Myers, Fla., on Tuesday, a replay of his famous at-bat was playing on the television in the press room. The replay caught Cora’s attention mid-answer, and the Boston bench boss went into a play-by-play, referring to himself in the second person. After homering on the 18th pitch, Cora walked out of the press room in celebratory fashion.
Sox skipper @ac13alex walks out of press room after breaking down his 18-pitch at-bat from 2004 in which he homers off of Matt Clement. @RedSox #springtraining https://t.co/CRukEiNRjn pic.twitter.com/ddtiDqJrII
— NESN (@NESN) March 12, 2019
And with that, we have the Red Sox’s first walk-off of the season.