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.\n', '

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. Mora made himself more valuable by being able to play all three outfield positions, shortstop, second base and third.\n', '

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.\n', '

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