Melvin Mora

Melvin Mora
Mora with the Baltimore Orioles
Third baseman
Born: (1972-02-02) February 2, 1972 (age 45) Yaracuý State, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 30, 1999, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
June 29, 2011, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
Batting average	.277
Home runs	171
Runs batted in	754
Teams
New York Mets (1999–2000) Baltimore Orioles (2000–2009) Colorado Rockies (2010) Arizona Diamondbacks (2011)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2003, 2005) Silver Slugger Award (2004) Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame

Melvin Mora (born February 2, 1972) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks.

From his debut in 1999 to 2003, Melvin Mora was known as a utility player, playing all three outfield positions, shortstop, and second base. In 2004, the Orioles made Mora their everyday third baseman, a position he occupied through 2009.

Mora was signed out of Venezuela in 1991. After spending seven years in the Astros minors system and couple of months in CPBL's Mercuries Tigers, he signed as a free agent with the Mets in 1998 and made his major league debut in the 1999 season. With his ability to play all three outfield positions, shortstop, second base and third, Mora was considered a valuable man to have around.

In 1999, he scored the winning run of the final game of the year for the Mets on a wild pitch by the Pirates' Brad Clontz, which propelled the Mets to a one-game playoff with Cincinnati, which they won.