Alex Cora is a former Major League Baseball player
Former Major League Baseball player Alex Cora has joined ESPN and ESPN Deportes as an MLB analyst. Cora will provide insights and analysis for various platforms across both networks, including Baseball Tonight, Béisbol Esta Noche, SportsCenter and other studio programming. He will also contribute to ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio.Television will be an exciting new challenge for me, said Cora. I look forward to joining ESPNs deep bench of analysts to share my insights, experience and passion for baseball with fans and viewers on Baseball Tonight, Béisbol Esta Noche and across ESPNs various platforms.Alex is a tremendous acquisition for us. He is well regarded across baseball as an astute student of the game and prospective manager. His unique combination of major league experience, thoughtful analysis and polished communication skills in two languages will strengthen our baseball coverage across several ESPN platforms, added Mike McQuade, VP, Production, ESPN.Cora, a Puerto Rican native, was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1993 First-Year Player Draft but opted to play for the University of Miami, where he reached the College World Series three times. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996 and made his major league debut on June 7, 1998.