Why Boston Red Sox' Alex Cora won't manage Monday, ‘a very special day'
BOSTON — Manager Alex Cora will skip the Red Sox' game Monday to attend his daughter Camila Cora's graduation from Boston College.
Bench coach Ramón Vázquez will serve as manager when Boston opens a three-game series against the Mets here at Fenway Park.
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Camila is graduating from BC's Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. She will attend the University of Miami, her dad's alma mater, for graduate school.
'It went really fast,' Alex Cora said before Boston's series finale against the Braves on Sunday. 'And for a girl from divorced parents, her mom (Nilda) did an amazing job staying the course. And while I was playing and coaching and doing my ESPN thing, Nilda was amazing with her. And she's actually a reflection of her. And I appreciate everything that she's done for her and for us.'
Cora said his partner Angelica also shares a strong relationship with Camila.
'Angelica has become like a mentor to her, too," Cora said. 'They're very close. And the fact that we were here while she was going through college, it meant a lot. And it's gonna be a very special day — one that I'm not gonna miss. And I will 100% miss the game for that. And I'll do that any given day because it's gonna be a special day for us.'
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As a high schooler, Camila celebrated the Red Sox' 2018 World Series title with her dad on the field at Dodger Stadium. As a student at BC, she celebrated Boston's ALDS Game 4 clinching victory against the Rays here at Fenway.
'We're excited,' Cora said. 'Amazing. It happened fast, man. You put everything in perspective and you go back to the videos from '18, she's a little girl. She was a little girl. And then in '21 when she hopped to the field when we beat Tampa, she was still a little girl. Now she's not a little girl. She's a woman. She has fun with it. She's been a great student and the future is bright for her and we're very proud of her."
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