Julio Mosquera

 ( 1972 Births ) 

Julio Alberto Mosquera Cervantes (born January 29, 1972) is a professional baseball player and coach. Mosquera is currently the acting manager of the Charlotte Knights. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (–) and Milwaukee Brewers ().

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Playing career Mosquera signed with the Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1991, and in 1993 he made his American debut with the GCL Blue Jays. Mosquera spoke no English at the time, making mundane tasks such as ordering food challenging for him.Asberry, Derrek. " Pro baseball minority manager hires lag behind diversity on the field", The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), May 26, 2018. He was called up to the majors on August 17, 1996, after Blue Jays catcher Sandy Martinez suffered a sprained ankle in a game against the Minnesota Twins and was placed on the disabled list." Williams Has Shoulder Surgery", The Associated Press, August 18, 1996. He also appeared in three games with the Blue Jays in April of the following year. Mosquera's final stint in the major leagues came with the Milwaukee Brewers on June 6, 2005, as a temporary replacement for catcher Damian Miller, who had suffered a strained groin." Glover designated for assignment, Mosquera called up", The Associated Press, June 6, 2005.

Over his 12 games in the major leagues, Mosquera had 31 at bats, 2 runs, 7 hits, 3 doubles, 2 RBI, .226 batting average, .250 on-base percentage, .323 slugging percentage and 10 total bases.

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Coaching career Mosquera worked as a minor league manager for the Staten Island Yankees, and then moved up to the Class-A Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League. He previously served as a catching coach where he instructed Austin Romine and Jesús Montero.

Mosquera served as the manager for the Astronautas de Chiriquí, the team representing Panama, during the 2020 Caribbean Series.Ortiz, Aurelio. " Panameño Julio Mosquera será coach en grandes ligas con los Yankees" (in Spanish), Mi Diario, July 1, 2020. The Astronautas finished with a record of 1 – 4, and did not advance to the knockout stage.

On January 27, 2020, the Yankees announced that Mosquera would become the manager for the class Double-A Trenton Thunder.Franko, Kyle. " Yankees announce Julio Mosquera to take over as Thunder manager", The Trentonian, January 27, 2020. However, he never ended up assuming those duties, as the 2020 minor league baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,Miller, Randy. " Trenton Thunder season canceled due to COVID-19", NJ.com, June 30, 2020. and the Yankees subsequently ended their affiliation with Trenton in favor of the Somerset Patriots.Miller, Randy. " How Somerset Patriots became Yankees’ Double-A affiliate | Q & A with owner Steve Kalafer", February 6, 2021. Instead, Mosquera served under Aaron Boone as part of the coaching staff of the Yankees during the 2020 season. Mosquera managed the Double-A Somerset Patriots in 2021.

Mosquera joined the Chicago White Sox organization as a catching instructor before the 2022 season. On May 20, the White Sox put Wes Helms, the manager of the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, on an indefinite leave of absence and named Mosquera the acting manager of the Knights.

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