Manuel Elias Acta was born on January 11,1969 and is a Dominican former professional baseball manager who is currently the bench coach for the Seattle Mariners, and formerly a broadcast analyst for ESPN and ESPN Deportes.
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18 Facts About Manny Acta
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Manny Acta has served as manager for the Washington Nationals and the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball.
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Manny Acta managed the Dominican Republic team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic where they placed 4th.
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Manny Acta was signed by the Houston Astros at age 17 as an undrafted free agent infielder.
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Manny Acta played baseball professionally for six seasons, all in the Astros' system, but never reached the major leagues as a player.
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In 1991, Manny Acta became a player-coach at the A level, and soon after that quit his playing career and focused solely on coaching.
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Manny Acta led the Kissimmee Cobras to a Florida State League championship in 1999.
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Manny Acta was hired as the third base coach for the Montreal Expos under Frank Robinson in 2002, and held that position through 2005.
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In 2005 Manny Acta was hired as the third base coach for the New York Mets under manager Willie Randolph.
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Manny Acta held this position for two years, leaving to become the manager of the Washington Nationals.
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On November 9,2015, Manny Acta was hired as the third base coach for the Seattle Mariners under new manager Scott Servais for the 2016 season.
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Manny Acta was hired as manager of the Washington Nationals on November 14,2006, returning to the franchise that gave him his first major league job.
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Manny Acta received the job for his youth and enthusiasm, as well as knowing a few of the Nationals players from his third base coaching job with the Expos.
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On July 12,2009, Manny Acta reported he had been fired as Nationals manager following a loss to the Houston Astros.
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Manny Acta served as interim manager for 2 games in May 2018 as regular manager Scott Servais was gone to attend his daughter's college graduation.
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Manny Acta comes from a family of Lebanese descent that settled in San Pedro de Macoris a century ago.
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Fatal plane crash on October 11,2006, that killed New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his pilot crashed into Manny Acta's apartment building in New York while he was still coaching for the Mets.
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