Photo: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Occupation
- baseball player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Melvin Mora born?
Born February 2, 1972 (age 54).
Where is Melvin Mora from?
Melvin Mora is from Yaracuy, Venezuela.
What does Melvin Mora do?
Melvin Mora works as baseball player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.