Andy Mota
Dominican baseball player (born 1966)
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Andrés Alberto Mota Matos (born March 4, 1966) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball second baseman and current player agent.
| Andy Mota | |
|---|---|
Mota in 1988 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: March 4, 1966 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 31, 1991, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1991, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .189 |
| Hits | 17 |
| Runs | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Early life
Mota was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and is the son of former major league player Manny Mota, as well as the brother of José Mota and cousin of José Báez.
Mota attended Golden West College.[1] He then attended California State University, Fullerton.[2]
Baseball career
He was initially drafted in the sixth round of the 1985 amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign. In 1987 he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the twelfth round. Mota amassed just 90 at-bats in 27 games at second base for the Astros in 1991, batting .189.
Mota continued playing in the minor leagues through the end of the 1994 season.[3]
After baseball
Today, Mota is a player agent. He is a senior vice president of baseball at Wasserman.[4]
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