Red Sox manager to skip White House visit over handling of Puerto Rico recovery
After hinting at it for months, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora finally announced on Sunday that he would not join his team for their upcoming visit to the White House.
The main reason for Cora’s absence is the government’s poor handling of Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Cora is the first Puerto Rican manager to win a World Series and has used his platform to speak out about his home. “Although the government of the United States has helped, there is still a long way to go, that is OUR reality. I have continually used my voice so that we Puerto Ricans are not forgotten and my absence is not different. Therefore, at this time, I do not feel comfortable celebrating in the White House.”
“It’s actually disrespectful for my country,” Cora said, via the Boston Globe. “We see it that way. I know he probably doesn’t feel that way.
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