Henry Cotto is a former professional baseball

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 outfielder

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. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball

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, from until . He also played one season in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants

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 in , winning a world championship

1994 Japan Series

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. After a brief return to the minor leagues in , he retired.

Since , Cotto has been a coach in the farm system of the Seattle Mariners

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. Cotto served as a hitting instructor for the Everett Aquasox from 2007-2010. Currently, Cotto is a roving instructor for the San Francisco Giants farm system.

Cotto is also the namesake of a satirical sports blog, "Henry Cotto's Mustache".

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