| SIGNER: Manny Mota APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3"x5" MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Manny Mota ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for conition and signature quality. BIO: Manuel Rafael (Geronimo) Mota was born in 1938 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He played major league baseball from 1962 to 1982 as outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, appeared in the 1977 and 1978 World Series, and was selected in 1973 as an All-Star. In 1969, Mota was the first player selected in the National League expansion draft by the Montreal Expos. Later that same year, Mota returned to the West Coast via a trade with the Dodgers. He has been listed as a coach for the Dodgers since 1980, making the 2008 season the 29th consecutive year in which Mota has coached for the team. In the off-season, Mota and his wife Margarita reside in the Dominican Republic, where they run the Manny Mota International Foundation. Established over 30 years ago, this humanitarian organization provides needed resources and other assistance to disadvantaged youth and their families in both the Dominican Republic and the United States. Manny Mota was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame on August 23, 2003. He also worked as a color commentator on the Fox Sports en Espanol television broadcast of the 2007 World Series. SKU: L00006
Item: L00006
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