 Mota also did English language coverage of the 2009 Caribbean Series with Florida Marlins Spanish color man Cookie Rojas on MLB Network.Soon after the conclusion of the 2007 season the Angels announced that Mota would no longer work as the play-by-play announcer for television games broadcast in English as he had done during that season.His place was taken by Rory Markas, who doubled as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Angels, until Markas' unfortunate death on January 4, 2010.