Andrés Mora Ibarra (May 25, 1955 – June 12, 2015) was a Mexican professional baseball

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. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, between and , for the

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and

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(MLB). He continued to play professionally in Mexico until 1997 for the

Saraperos de Saltillo The Saraperos de Saltillo (English: Saltillo Serape Wearers) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. Their home ballpark is the Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero in Saltillo, Coahuila. They have won three championships (19 ...

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and Industriales de Monterrey, and ranks 3rd all time in

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s in

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history. He was elected to the

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in 2003. He died on June 12, 2015, of pneumonia. In 2020, Mora was selected as the starting left fielder of the Mexican League Historic Ideal Team by a committee of baseball journalists and historians.

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1955 births 2015 deaths Algodoneros de Guasave players Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Coahuila Cañeros de Los Mochis players Cleveland Indians players Deaths from pneumonia in Mexico Industriales de Monterrey players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Mexico Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball managers Ostioneros de Guaymas players People from Saltillo Potros de Tijuana players Rochester Red Wings players Saraperos de Saltillo players Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos players Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo players Tuzos de Zacatecas players Venados de Mazatlán players Yaquis de Obregón players West Palm Beach Expos players {{Mexico-baseball-outfielder-stub