Jeff Manto

Infielder/Outfielder/Hitting coach

Born: August 23, 1964
Bristol, Pennsylvania

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

June 7, 1990, for the Cleveland Indians

Last MLB appearance

April 20, 2000, for the Colorado Rockies

MLB statistics

Batting average

.230

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

As a coach

Pittsburgh Pirates (2006–2007)
Chicago White Sox (2012–2013)

Career highlights and awards

As a coach

Jeffrey Paul Manto (born August 23, 1964) is a former journeyman Major League Baseball player and hitting coach.

He is a member of the International League Hall of Fame.

Manto attributes most of his hitting skills from his great grip on his bat handle. Jeff learned that the bubble gum spit from his little league batboy was better than pine tar. Manto attended Temple University, where he played baseball. Manto was drafted in the 35th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees, but opted not to sign with them. Three years later, he entered again into the draft where he was drafted in the 14th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft by the California Angels and signed on June 7, 1985 in that same year.

After multiple tours with several Major League teams, on January 26, 1996, he signed for the Nippon Professional Baseball team the Yomiuri Giants of Japan. Less than four months later, he signed with the Boston Red Sox. He would then spend the rest of his baseball career in Major League Baseball with several other teams. His last major league appearance was in 2000 with the Colorado Rockies.

Manto's nickname in his playing days was "Mickey Manto" which derives from the baseball legend Mickey Mantle. (Except during his short 21-game stint with the Seattle Mariners in 1996, where he was known as "Manto Can't-o" for his rally-killing .185 batting average.)

Manto won the International League Most Valuable Player Award in 1994, a season in which he played for both the Norfolk Tides and the Rochester Red Wings.

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