Jeff Manto

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Jeffrey Paul Manto

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.
School Temple University
Debut June 7, 1990
Final Game April 20, 2000
Born August 23, 1964 in Bristol, PA USA

[edit] Biographical Information

Jeff Manto was signed as a 14th round pick in the 1985 amateur draft by the California Angels and scout Al Goldis.

After his playing career ended, Manto was a coach of the Lakewood BlueClaws in the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 2001 and spent the next season as the club's skipper. He joined the Pittsburgh Pirates as a minor league hitting instructor after the 2002 season and was named the team's hitting coach in 2005. In 2008 Manto will be the minor league hitting instructor for the Chicago White Sox.