Alex Cora sends meaningful message to Christian Vázquez after World Series

The Boston Red Sox haven’t played baseball in over a month, and Christian Vázquez is a World Series champion.

Here’s what his former manager Alex Cora had to say about it the morning after the Houston Astros claimed their second trophy in franchise history:

Alex Cora has bittersweet message for Christian Vázquez after World Series

Among those ‘thousand words’ is the reminder that the Sox traded Vázquez to the Astros at the deadline, enabling him to become the second catcher in MLB history to be behind the dish for a World Series no-hitter and the first to catch a combined no-no. His name is now on a baseball headed to the Hall of Fame, and next season, he’ll receive his second World Series ring.

Cora, of course, won a World Series with each catcher. He’s now infamous for his role as a coach and participant in the 2017 Astros sign-stealing scandal. The following year, he was Boston’s rookie manager and Vázquez was one of his catchers.

But Vázquez and his now-former manager’s relationship goes deeper than baseball. When Cora took the job after the 2017 season, it was contingent on the Sox sending aid to his home island of Puerto Rico, which was reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Maria. After the 2018 championship, they sent the World Series trophy home with Cora. Vázquez was one of the players who joined him on the trip, as he’s also a native of Puerto Rico.

While Cora’s message to his former catchers can absolutely be interpreted as full of bittersweetness, Vázquez is understandably focused on the positive, plus a little quip for the team he just beat:

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