Josh Beckett on Cora's Short Stint as Bench Coach

I always thought Alex watched the game differently than the rest of us did. I knew when he became a bench coach and left ESPN, and became the bench coach of the Astros, this was eventually going to happen. I didn't know it was going to be this quick."--Josh Beckett

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After three years of working for ESPN Cora became a bench coach for the first time in 2017 for the Astros. He managed 3 games for the Astros this year when manager AJ Hinch was ejected.  

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