MIAMI -- For rookie Red Sox manager Alex Cora, it's special to be in Miami for this two-game set against the Marlins, which started Monday night.
Cora was a proud Miami Hurricane, and he has stayed connected to the program long since his playing days there ended in 1996. He is a member of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
"Oh, it's great," Cora said. "Those three years that I spent here, I had a blast. I grew up a lot, not only as a player but as a person.