Hinch, Cora set for opposing dugouts in ALCS

Hinch on Cora, Red Sox HOUSTON -- When Jose Altuve fielded a ground ball off the bat of Corey Seager in shallow right field at Dodger Stadium on Nov. 1 and threw to first baseman Yuli Gurriel for the final out of the 2017 World Series, Astros manager AJ Hinch and bench coach Alex Cora turned and shared an embrace in the dugout.

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It wasn't too long after the team's World Series parade that Cora was off to Boston to become the manager of the Red Sox, taking with him World Series aspirations of his own. Now, if Hinch and the Astros want a return trip to the Fall Classic, they'll have to go…