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Melvin Mora

メルビン・モーラ　/　めるびん・もーら

Baseball player from Venezuela

February 2, 1972 (age 54)　・　Yaracuy, Venezuela

Yaracuy
baseball player

My Take

Melvin Mora is the sort of player I quietly root for: a Venezuelan infielder who turned versatility into a long Major League run, bouncing between the Mets, Orioles, Rockies, and Diamondbacks before adding a chapter in Taiwan's CPBL. That globe-trotting resume reads to me less like restlessness and more like a man who kept finding ways to stay useful. I like that he didn't fade out of the game after retiring either; coaching hitters for the Leones de Yucatan in the Mexican League suggests the baseball never left him. From Yaracuy to four big-league cities and beyond, his is a durable, well-traveled career.

Overview

Melvin Mora Diaz (born February 2, 1972) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball infielder who currently serves as a hitting coach for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, and Arizona Diamondbacks, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Mercuries Tigers.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Melvin Mora
Name (Japanese): メルビン・モーラ
Reading: めるびん・もーら
Born: February 2, 1972 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rat
Origin: Yaracuy, Venezuela
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9

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