OC Register: Jose Mota expected to join Dodgers’ broadcast team

[AngelsWin.com]

Another veteran will be trading the Angels for the Dodgers.

Long-time Angels broadcaster Jose Mota is expected to be one of multiple additions to the Dodgers’ broadcast team for the 2022 season. Mota announced on his Instagram account earlier this week that he was leaving the Angels and Bally Sports West after 20 years without giving any hint at the next step in his career.

Fluent in Spanish and English, Mota has worked in both languages on the Angels’ radio and television broadcasts since joining the organization in 2002 and frequently served as a translator for the team’s Spanish-speaking players. Mota has also worked on FOX baseball broadcasts as well as Caribbean Series coverage.

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Dodgers officials would not comment on any changes to their broadcast team.

Briefly a big-league infielder with the Padres and Royals in 1991 and 1995 — and behind Kevin Costner in the movie “For the Love of the Game” — the 56-year-old Mota would be well-positioned to succeed Hall of Famer Jaime Jarrin who announced that he plans to retire following the 2022 season, his 64th as the Dodgers’ Spanish play-by-play announcer. Fernando Valenzuela and Pepe Yniguez completed the Spanish-language broadcast team in 2021.

Mota would also be joining his father with the Dodgers. Manny Mota has been a consistent presence around the team for decades as a player, coach and broadcaster.

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[UndertheHalo]

Very sad 

[Lou]

Ha. He had it easy here. Dodgers fans are going to know when he fucks up the translations. 

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Ha. He had it easy here. Dodgers fans are going to know when he fucks up the translations. 

Did he often fuck up translations. 

[failos]

I knew it.

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Did he often fuck up translations. 

Yes. I remember on many occasions thinking to myself: "That's not what he said."

Plus, he always left out parts of what the player said. 

Good dude, though. 

[Torridd]

Why do you think he made this move?

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Torridd said:

Why do you think he made this move?

Because there's a path there for him to replace Jaime Jarrín. There was no future for him here to make a similar move. 

[tdawg87]

[IheartLA]

Dodgers sure seem to love ex Angels employees

[failos]

31 minutes ago, Torridd said:

Why do you think he made this move?

His papa

[Docwaukee]

2 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

you left out a picture of @cals

[tdawg87]

Just now, Dochalo said:

you left out a picture of @cals

There's too many brown people there.

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

There's too many brown people there.

someone needs to PS cals face onto MS laughing pic.  

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, Dochalo said:

someone needs to PS cals face onto MS laughing pic.  

Won't be too hard to do nowadays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lulz jk cals

[AngelsLakersFan]

I'm surprised the Dodgers would hire him. Mota made sense with the Angels when he was the Spanish broadcaster, but ever since they brought him over to the English side I've just assumed he was some sort of charity case, or just a likable dude. 

 

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

The Dodgers would've probably been better off hiring the two dudes in the tub instead.

[T.G.]

I wish him well.  The Dodgers are lucky to have him.

[Lou]

LOL

98% of the posts here about Mota were mocking him. Now everyone is acting like we're losing Trout. 

[T.G.]

I’m not upset he’s leaving. I just wish him well.

[ScottT]

7 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

This is better on mobile 

[Inside Pitch]

7 hours ago, Stradling said:

Did he often fuck up translations. 

He would basically make up whatever he thought the player was trying to say but like Lou said, there were times where he just flat out said something completely different or left huge chunks out.   

You guys thought his jacking up English was funny, his creative Spanish translations were just as epic.

[ukyah]

4 hours ago, Lou said:

LOL

98% of the posts here about Mora were mocking him. Now everyone is acting like we're losing Trout. 

who?

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Recently we've had a bigger turnover in the broadcast booth than a McDonald's...

[Taylor]

10 hours ago, Lou said:

LOL

98% of the posts here about Mora were mocking him. Now everyone is acting like we're losing Trout. 

I don't remember the Angels having Melvin Mora.