Red Sox Manager Won’t Attend WH Ceremony Over Trump Treatment Of Puerto Rico

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 9: Manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox is introduced during a 2018 World Series championship ring ceremony before the Opening Day game against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 9, 2019 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Alex Cora
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 9: Manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox is introduced during a 2018 World Series championship ring ceremony before the Opening Day game against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 9, 2019 at Fenway P... BOSTON, MA - APRIL 9: Manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox is introduced during a 2018 World Series championship ring ceremony before the Opening Day game against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 9, 2019 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Alex Cora, the manager of the Boston Red Sox, will not attend a ceremony at the White House on Thursday, citing President Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria’s devastation in Puerto Rico, the Associated Press reported.

“The government has done some things back home that are great, but we still have a long ways to go,” Cora, who is native to Puerto Rico, told the AP on Sunday. “That’s our reality. It’s pretty tough to go celebrate when we’re where we’re at. I’d rather not go and be consistent with everything.”

The team was invited to the White House on Thursday to celebrate the 2018 World Series champions.

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  1. “The team was invited to the White House on Thursday to celebrate the 2018 World Series champions.”

    Does going to meet Trump count as celebration?

  2. Good on ya, Alex!

    Will Spankee be providing a spread of Fenway franks for the guests?

  3. I’m sure twitler and his minions will say Cora should go back to his own country.

  4. Enjoy your Big Macs and fries, idjits.

  5. Fricking foreigners. Sheesh.

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