Manny Lora first joined the Alabama A&M University (Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University) baseball staff in 2016 as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. On top of managing the development of the team’s pitchers, he also handled the budget for the whole team.
Before joining the staff, Lora was a relief pitcher from 2009 until 2014, where he earned 11 wins and 131 strikeouts. Before graduating from Alabama A&M University with a degree in sports management, Lora was a Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School (HML) alumnus.
During his time at HML, Lora was part of the First Team All-Florida of HML under coaches Robert Mayrovitz and Mario Morphy. He currently holds the position of assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for the team.