Alex Cora Notable

b. October 18, 1975 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1998–2004, Cleveland Indians 2005, Boston Red Sox 2005–2008, New York Mets 2009–2010, Texas Rangers 2010, Washington Nationals 2011

Alex Cora played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2011.

Across 1,273 games he batted .243, with 828 hits and 360 runs. He finished with 35 home runs, 140 doubles and 47 stolen bases.

He played 616 games at shortstop, with 1,459 assists and 64 errors. He turned 347 double plays. He also played 530 games at second base.

He was born in Caguas, P.R. on October 18, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1998	LAD	29	33	1	4	0	1	0	0	2	8	0	.121
1999	LAD	11	30	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	4	0	.167
2000	LAD	109	353	39	84	18	6	4	32	26	53	4	.238
2001	LAD	134	405	38	88	18	3	4	29	31	58	0	.217
2002	LAD	115	258	37	75	14	4	5	28	26	38	7	.291
2003	LAD	148	477	39	119	24	3	4	34	16	59	4	.249
2004	LAD	138	405	47	107	9	4	10	47	47	41	3	.264
2005	BOS/CLE	96	250	25	58	8	4	3	24	11	30	7	.232
2006	BOS	96	235	31	56	7	2	1	18	19	29	6	.238
2007	BOS	83	207	30	51	10	5	3	18	7	23	1	.246
2008	BOS	75	152	14	41	8	2	0	9	16	13	1	.270
2009	NYM	82	271	31	68	11	1	1	18	25	28	8	.251
2010	NYM/TEX	66	176	14	37	6	3	0	20	10	16	4	.210
2011	WSN	91	156	12	35	6	1	0	6	12	23	2	.224
Career	—	1273	3408	360	828	140	39	35	286	248	423	47	.243

On this day & linked events

1975

Born October 18, 1975

Caguas, , P.R.

1998

Major-league debut: Alex Cora

Alex Cora made a major-league debut on June 7, 1998.

2011

Final major-league game: Alex Cora

Alex Cora played a final major-league game on September 28, 2011.

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