Manny Mota
| Manny Mota | |
|---|---|
Mota in 1966 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 18, 1938 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 16, 1962, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 1, 1982, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .304 |
| Home runs | 31 |
| Runs batted in | 438 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Caribbean | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1998 |
Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, more commonly known as Manny Mota (born February 18, 1938), is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos, as well as being a pinch hitting specialist with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He retired as a player at the age of 44.
He was a coach for the Dodgers from 1980 through 2013. His 34 consecutive seasons as a Dodger coach is the longest in team history and the second-longest such streak in MLB history behind Nick Altrock, who spent 42 straight seasons listed as a coach for the old Washington Senators. Mota is currently a minor league hitting instructor and Spanish language television broadcaster for the Dodgers.