Mantilla was one of only a handful of players remaining from the Braves 1957 World Series championship team. The Milwaukee Brewers offered their condolences to his family in a social media post ...
not to mention the club's seven-game upset of the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series. Born in Isabela, Puerto Rico on July 29, 1934, Mantilla was primarily an infielder, although the ...
But Milwaukee never stopped being home for Mantilla, the last living regular on the 1957 World Series champion and the 1958 runner-up Milwaukee Braves. Mantilla, a native of Puerto Rico who stayed ...