Guillermo Mota

Quick Facts

Full Name	Guillermo Mota
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1973(1973-07-25)
Age	51
Country	Dominican Republic
Birth City	San Pedro de Macorís
Horoscope	Cancer

Guillermo Mota Biography

Guillermo Mota is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 25, 1973 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. Mota was born the 25th of July 1973 at San Pedro de Macoris, in the Dominican Republic. When he was a child the Dominican Republic, he was a student at Jose Joaquin Perez High School. After graduating from high school, he was drafted to the New York Mets on September 7 September, 1990, by Scout Eddy Toledo.

The year 1995 saw Mota changed to the shortstop spot and put in with the Single-A Capital City Bombers of the South Atlantic League. As a member of the Bombers the team, he batted .243 with 127 strikeouts over 400 games while making 40 mistakes at shortstop. The year 1996 saw him went back with the St. Lucie Mets, where they hit .234 and had 90 strikeouts across the 304 games he played while making 21 mistakes. After the season ended the team selected him for Montreal Expos Montreal Expos in the Rule 5 draft.

In 1998, the Expos moved Mota to the bullpen, and he began the season with the single-A advanced Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League. He posted a 3–2 record with a 0.66 ERA and two saves in 20 games and was promoted to the Harrisburg Senators of the double-A Eastern League during the season. With the Senators, he had a 2–0 record with a 1.06 ERA and four saves in 12 games.

Mota began the 1999 season with the Ottawa Lynx of the triple-A International League. With the Lynx, he had a 2–0 record with a 1.89 ERA and five saves in 14 games.

After two seasons of playing baseball within the Dominican Republic, Mota was assigned to the rookie league Gulf Coast League Mets in 1993 as third baseman. His batting average of .249 with one home run as well as one stolen base. He also achieved an .934 fielding percentage over 43 games. The following season, he was a part of the time playing for the rookie league Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League however, he was unhit in four games during a game played by the St. Lucie Mets of the single-A advanced Florida State League. In Kingsport the Mets, he hit .245 while striking out 78 times over 245 at-bats.

Guillermo Mota Net Worth

Guillermo Mota is one of the richest Baseball Player from Dominican Republic. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Guillermo Mota 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Guillermo Reynoso Mota (born July 25 1973) is a Dominican professional baseball relief pitcher from Major League Baseball. His career included stints as a played for Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants. Mota has a height of 6 feet and 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighs 220 pounds (110 kg). He is a right-handed batsman and throws. The pitcher throws 3 pitches that include a fastball, slider and a circle-shaped changeup.

Mota was signed initially to the New York Mets in 1990 as an infielder. After a few years with the Mets organization and a few years in the organization, he was selected to the Montreal Expos in the Rule 5 draft in 1996. He was transformed into an ace in 1997. Mota was a pitcher with an impressive 2.96 ERA in 1999, his debut season, however, the next two seasons before being transferred for the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to 2002. His struggles continued throughout the first season with the Dodgers however, Mota was a star in 2003. He recorded a 6-3 record and an 1.97 ERA in 76 games. Mota was named the setup man for close Eric Gagne in 2004, however, he was traded with the Florida Marlins midseason. Mota was in the position of closer, however Todd Jones took over the position when Mota suffered an injury in April. The following year, Mota was traded to the Boston Red Sox.

The Expos converted Mota to a pitcher in 1997 and assigned him to the Cape Fear Crocs of the South Atlantic League. Starting 23 of his 25 games for the Crocs, he had a 5–10 record with a 4.36 earned run average (ERA) and 112 strikeouts in 126 innings.

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In 2003, Mota earned a roster spot with the Dodgers after spring training. From May 1 to May 27, he pitched ​15 ⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. On May 23, against the Milwaukee Brewers, he got his first save when he pitched three scoreless innings in a 6–4 victory. Manager Jim Tracy used him to get the save because he wanted to rest closer Éric Gagné. On May 29, Mota struck out six batters in three innings in a 12–5 loss to Colorado. From June 11 through July 17, he threw ​19 ⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. On July 13, he hit his second career home run (against Joe Roa) in a 9–3 victory over Colorado. In August, he had a 2–0 record with a 0.44 ERA in 21 games. Mota finished the season with a 6–3 record and a 1.97 ERA in 76 games, and his 105 innings pitched were the most by a Dodger reliever since 1985, when Tom Niedenfuer threw ​106 ⁄3 . His 105 innings pitched led National League (NL) relief pitchers and were just two shy of American League leader Steve Sparks. Mota, Gagné, Tom Martin, and Paul Quantrill were the first relief pitcher teammates to appear in at least 76 games in a season. His opponent batting average of .205 ranked tenth among NL relievers, and left-handers’ .181 average against him ranked fourth in the NL.

Facts & Trivia

Guillermo Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Dominican Republic. Guillermo Mota celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.

In 2005, Mota was named the Marlins’ closer in spring training since Benítez became a free agent following the 2004 season. He did not get a save opportunity until April 22, which he converted in a 4–2 win over Cincinnati. He got his second save of the year the next day in another 4–2 win over Cincinnati. However, he was placed on the disabled list on May 1 (retroactive to April 24) with inflammation in his right elbow. He was activated on May 27, but Todd Jones, who had been filling in for Mota, remained the closer. Mota had a 1.69 ERA through his first 11 games, but 12 earned runs allowed over his next seven games raised his ERA to 7.27. On June 24, he was the winning pitcher in the Marlins’ 7–4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He got his only other win of the year on August 30, when he gave up a run in two innings in a 7–6 victory over St. Louis. Mota posted a 3.81 ERA over his final 38 games to finish the season 2–2 with a 4.70 ERA in 56 games. On November 24, Mota was traded with Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to the Boston Red Sox for four prospects: Jesús Delgado, Harvey García, Hanley Ramírez, and Aníbal Sánchez.