Guillermo Mota, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Baseball pitcher
Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1973
Place of Birth: San Pedro de MacorÃs, Dominican Republic
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: Dominican Republic
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Guillermo Mota
- Guillermo Reynoso Mota (born July 25, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.
- In his career, he pitched for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants.
- Mota is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg).
- He throws and bats right-handed.
- He throws three pitches: a fastball, a slider and a circle changeup. Mota was originally signed by the New York Mets in 1990 as an infielder.
- After several years in their organization, he was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the Rule 5 draft in 1996 and converted into a pitcher in 1997.
- Mota had a 2.96 ERA in 1999, his rookie season, but he struggled in his next two seasons and was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to 2002.
- His struggles continued in his first year with the Dodgers, but Mota had a career year in 2003, as he had a 6–3 record with a 1.97 ERA in 76 games.
- He became the setup man to closer Éric Gagné in 2004, but was traded to the Florida Marlins midseason.
- Mota started 2005 as their closer, but Todd Jones took over the role when Mota got hurt in April.
- Following the year, Mota was traded to the Boston Red Sox. Before Mota ever played for the Red Sox, however, he was traded again to the Cleveland Indians.
- He struggled in his time with the Indians in 2006 and was designated for assignment by them in August.
- The New York Mets acquired him, and Mota improved mightily upon joining them.
- Following the season, he became a free agent, but he again signed with the Mets.
- After struggling in 2007, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers.
- He got off to a poor start with Milwaukee in 2008 but improved in the second half.
- Following the season, Mota became a free agent and signed with the Dodgers again.
- He had his best year since 2004 and became a free agent again after the season.
- For the first time in his career, in 2010 he signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.
- After making the team out of spring training, Mota won his first career World Series despite struggling at times during the season.
- Following the season, he signed another minor league contract with the Giants and made the team out of spring training again.
- During the 2012 season, Mota became one of three players in league history to fail a drug test twice when it was shown he tested positive for Clenbuterol, a performance-enhancing drug.
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