Alex Cora Surprises Red Sox Writer With Signed Shoes for COVID-19 Charity in Awesome Gesture

It's going to take some time and finances to figure out how to permanently stop the spread of COVID-19, as well as relieve the burden that's fallen on so many of us. That's where those in professional sports are stepping in with donations of money and food.

The latest individual from the baseball world to show their generous side is former Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who successfully popped into beat writer Chris Cotillo's Twitter thread to bid $100 on a Jason Varitek autograph to benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank. The ex-skipper wasn't done there, though, as he put his own signed shoes up for auction to benefit the charity as well.

A truly great act of kindness from Cora.

The ex-Red Sox skipper revealed that on top of putting his sneakers up for auction, he would also match the highest bidder with a donation of his own.

Of course, Cora's charity didn't stop individuals from flooding the comment section with remarks about the Red Sox sign-stealing scandal. We saw the same boorishness with Astros pitcher Lance McCullers, who was bombarded with negative comments on his Instagram post about making a donation to the Houston Food Bank. It goes without saying that now is not the time.

No matter how you feel about their athletic achievements and affiliations, these sports figures are making generous donations to help those in need. We're all on the same team here. You can return to sports-hating them once life returns to normalcy and we get to occupy MLB stadiums again.