Dodgers Announce Team Legend Suffered Stroke

The team provided an update that he is currently in recovery. Thankfully, he is responsive to certain commands and resting comfortably. 

Mota was a manager for the Dodgers for 34 years, from 1980 to 2013. After playing and coaching, Mota joined SportsNetLA as a Spanish-language broadcaster. 

Mota is 87 years old and has spent a collective of nearly 56 years with the Dodgers as a player, coach, and broadcaster. Mota played 13 seasons with the Dodgers and was awarded his lone All-Star berth with Los Angeles in 1973. He hit .315 in 816 games with the Dodgers.

At one time, Mota held the record for the most pinch-hits in a single career with 150, and that record stood for nearly two decades but has since been broken by Lenny Harris. 

Mota's son, José, provided a slight update on his father's condition via ESPN Deportes:

"Dad never lost consciousness during the incident and is currently doing well."

Manny Mota is from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and is a beloved Dodger icon due to his dedication to the community and franchise and also his Hispanic roots. Everyone in the organization is sending their condolences to Manny and is wishing him a speedy recovery back to the game he loves. It's unclear at this time whether he will return to Spanish color commentary.