Alex Cora announced on Sunday that he will not accompany the Boston Red Sox to celebrate its World Series title at the White House on Thursday.

Cora cited the fact that Puerto Rico still has not recovered from Hurricane Maria in 2017 for his decision.

"Like the report said, the government has done some things back home that are great, but we still have a long ways to go. That's our reality. It's pretty tough to go celebrate when we're where we are at. I'd rather not go and just be consistent with everything," the manager said.