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Angels announcer Jose Mota catches foul ball — with his glove

Angels announcer Jose Mota catches foul ball — with his glove

What's the most important thing we learned during Monday night's Los Angeles Angels/Seattle Mariners game? That Mariners starter Felix Hernandez (now 5-0) is at his best in this early part of the season? That Angels starter Matt Shoemaker and his 10 strikeouts are totally legit?

While those things are important, the most important development was something else entirely: Jose Mota is always prepared.

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Mota, the former big leaguer and son of Manny Mota, is a Spanish-language announcer for the Angels. When a foul ball was hit in the direction of Mota and broadcast partner Amaury Pi-Gonzalez in the seventh inning, Mota calmly reached out and caught it. No sweat, once a ballplayer, always a ballplayer.

Buuuuuuuut, wait. Did you notice something particularly interesting in the video above? Yep, Mota had his glove on, ready to go, just in case this very moment were to arise. And he did all this while calling the game.

Some all-too-serious people will argue that adults shouldn't bring gloves to baseball games, that only kids should do that. Seems like Jose Mota just ended that debate. And served up color commentary while doing it.

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