Jose Manuel Cora Amaro (born May 14, 1965 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player known as "The Rooster" with an 11 year career in the MLB spanning the years 1987 and 1989-1998. He played for the San Diego Padres of the National League and the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians of the American League. He played second base, shortstop, third base and also served as designated hitter.
In college, Cora...
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Jose Manuel Cora Amaro (born May 14, 1965 in Caguas, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player known as "The Rooster" with an 11 year career in the MLB spanning the years 1987 and 1989-1998. He played for the San Diego Padres of the National League and the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians of the American League. He played second base, shortstop, third base and also served as designated hitter.
In college, Cora played for Vanderbilt University. On June 3, 1985 he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round.
As a member of the Beaumont Golden Gators Cora received national attention when on June 22, 1986 he was stabbed after a game in San Antonio, Texas. Cora, who had been a first round draft pick, was waiting outside the team bus following the game against the San Antonio Missions at V.J. Keefe Stadium when two men called his name and then assaulted him. He was stabbed once in the stomach and once in the arm. Cora was quickly rushed to the...
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