Alex Cora Denied a Fan Who Claimed it Was His Birthday in Attempt to Get on Field at Fenway
By Zack Jiang
You can get away with a lot more when it's your birthday. Some restaurants will give you a free desert and even sing a formulated birthday song for you. It's a nice treat from the establishments, but some people end up taking advantage by lying.
A Red Sox fan recently tried a similar approach with Red Sox manager Alex Cora by claiming it was his birthday in hopes getting onto the field at Fenway ahead of the game. However, Cora called the fan on his bluff and caught him red handed, going as far as requesting to see his ID to verify his date of birth.
Follow-up from yesterday: Some guy in the stands just screamed to Cora that it’s his birthday. Cora went over to check his ID. Birthday is Saturday. He remains in the stands.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) June 5, 2019
Yes, Alex Cora just carded this dude.
The fan deserves all the shame coming their way. You can't try to take advantage of somebody's kindness and expect to just get away with it.
Cora probably would have let the fan meet the players if it was actually his birthday. He let another kid onto the field the same day to meet the players for a birthday request.
This kid had one birthday request. Alex Cora pulled him out of the stands and let him meet the whole team. pic.twitter.com/HPcQnDDkoT
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) June 4, 2019
Cora knew that he was being taken advantage of and completely shut it down. He might be a nice guy, but don't try to trick him and expect to get away with it.