BOSTON — These next two days might feel like a return to his University of Miami days for Alex Cora.

That assumes Hurricanes’ baseball players were diligent students during Cora’s time on campus in the 1990s, of course. Final exams have arrived for the Red Sox manager and his coaching staff in the form of the Dodgers, as the National League champions will visit Fenway Park for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles outlasted the Brewers in a grueling, best-of-7 series that stretched to its limit, and Boston had the pleasure of kicking back and watching the last two matchups at Milwaukee’s Miller Park. The Red Sox earned some time off after dethroning the defending champion Astros in just five games in the American League Championship Series, so Boston should be both rested and prepared by the time the season’s most critical moments arrive.

“They do a good job mixing and matching,” Cora said about the Dodgers. “They’ve got two different lineups against lefties and against righties. Their rotation is pretty solid. They’ve got a great closer. They do a lot of things running the bases and all that.

“It’s a tough team — relentless.”

The common threads between the two franchises are many. Cora, bench coach Ron Roenicke and first-base coach Tom Goodwin were all drafted and developed by Los Angeles, making their respective major-league debuts with the club. Hitting coach Tim Hyers was with the Dodgers in each of the last two seasons as an assistant, including 2017 when L.A. lost to Houston in another classic, seven-game series.

“They don’t stop playing,” said Cora, who won a ring at the Dodgers’ expense as the Astros’ bench coach. “When you get to this level, when you’re the last two teams standing, from Pitch 1 all the way to the last pitch of the game, you’re going to keep pushing and putting good at-bats and executing pitches and playing good defense. We expect that out of them.”

Dave Roberts will require no introduction when he leads Los Angeles out of the visiting dugout on what could be a frigid night in the Back Bay. The Dodgers’ manager authored perhaps the most famous stolen base in Boston history in 2004, that coming in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series against the Yankees. Roberts scored the tying run on a Bill Mueller single and the Red Sox became the first team in the sport’s history to overcome a 3-0 deficit on their way to a long-awaited first championship in 86 years.

“Great guy — great family guy,” Cora said. “A friend of mine. I’ve been pulling for him for a while. He’s done an outstanding job with an outstanding organization. I’m very proud that he’s here in the World Series.”

Cora and Roberts were teammates with Los Angeles when Roberts was dealt to the Red Sox for minor-leaguer Henri Stanley. The Dodgers were in contention in the NL West but elected to sell prior to July 31, moving veterans like Roberts, Juan Encarnacion, Paul Lo Duca and Guillermo Mota. Cora said Roberts was initially disappointed after learning of the trade from Dodgers manager Jim Tracy but quickly found a valuable niche with his new club.

“We felt that we had something special going on,” Cora said. “I still remember, I told him, ‘Hey man, you’re going to a great baseball city. You never know what can happen. Just enjoy the ride.’

“He came here, he stole that base and that night I texted him. Right after he stole second base, I was like, ‘I don’t know what’s going to happen here. But if this happens, you’re going to become a hero.’ And he is here in this city.”

Roberts steered the Dodgers to their 23rd NL pennant, the 11th since relocating from Brooklyn after the 1957 season. The Dodgers and Boston count just one World Series meeting in their rich histories, that coming in 1916 when the Red Sox finished off a 4-1 dusting of the then-Robins at Braves Field. Boston asked for and was granted permission to play its home games at the 40,000-seat ballpark, which was located on land currently owned by Boston University.

Manny Machado and Milton native Rich Hill figure to be received in differing fashions by Red Sox fans this week. Machado, the longtime Orioles infielder, spiked Dustin Pedroia on an ugly slide into second base and was thrown at by both Matt Barnes and Chris Sale early last season. Hill, the veteran left-handed pitcher, parlayed a brief stint with Boston in 2015 into a one-year contract with the Athletics and his current three-year deal with Los Angeles.

“It’s a complete team,” Cora said. “They play with energy, too. Dodger Stadium will be loud. The weather will be great.

“It should be a great World Series.”