Chad Mottola

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chad Mottola
Date Of Birth	Oct 15, 1971(1971-10-15)
Age	53
Birthplace	Augusta
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Libra

Chad Mottola Biography

Chad Mottola is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on October 15, 1971 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Charles Edward “Chad” Mottola (born 15th October 1971) is a American professional player and coach of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Mottola was a part of MLB during five seasons as an infielder. A journeyman player, Mottola played professionally from 1992 to 2007, appearing on 59 MLB games as well as 1 801 minor-league games. His role as hitting coach was for Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays during the 2013 season, however it was decided that his contract would not be renewed until the 2014 season.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted Mottola in the first round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft with the fifth overall pick with one spot over Derek Jeter. Mottola signed with the Reds on the day before the draft, and was awarded the signing bonus of $400,000 when he went to an event for the United States national baseball team practice sessions in preparation for the 1992 Summer Olympics and didn’t want to worry about his contract status on his mind during tryouts. It was his first time as a UCF participant to be chosen during the initial round of the MLB draft.

In his first professional season, Mottola led the Billings Mustangs to the Pioneer League championship, batting .286 with 12 home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBIs). Baseball America rated Mottola as the 71st best prospect in baseball before the 1993 season. Playing a full season for the first time in 1993, he batted .280 for the Winston-Salem Spirits with 21 home runs and led the Class-A Advanced Carolina League with 91 RBIs. He was named a Carolina League All-Star outfielder after the 1993 season. Prior to the 1994 season, Baseball America rated Mottola as the 43rd best prospect in baseball.

Though he was considered a top prospect, the Reds held him out of winter league baseball during the 1995–96 offseason. The Reds added Deion Sanders and Rubén Sierra to their outfield competition for the 1997 season, prompting Mottola to question the Reds commitment to him. After he spent the 1997 season in the minors, the Reds traded Mottola to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later in April 1998. He spent most of the 1998 season with the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Class-AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL), but suffered a broken thumb that required surgery, limiting his season.

Mottola was born in Augusta, Georgia and grew up in Pembroke Pines, Florida. When Mottola was signed by Reds Reds during the 1992 season, he purchased his parents a home. The father of Mottola, Chuck, died of an attack on his heart when he was 50, in the month of October. Her mother Elaine is an administrator for St. Bernadette’s school located in Davie, Florida.

Chad Mottola Net Worth

Chad Mottola is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chad Mottola 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mottola was a student at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, graduating in 1989. After being the top of the entire Broward County high school players in the batting average (.573) as well as homes scores (14) and also runs batted in (RBIs) (48) when she was an senior, she was selected in the Florida Class 3A All-State premier team. In high school it was the Baltimore Orioles selected Mottola in the tenth round of 1989 Major League Baseball draft, with the 243rd selection overall. Mottola didn’t join the Orioles choosing to pursue the college level of baseball.

Mottola later enrolled at The University of Central Florida (UCF) where he decided to pursue instead of his previous school, the University of New Orleans, because it was more close than his house. While at UCF where he was a member of the UCF Knights baseball team in NCAA Division I. In his freshman year He hit .321 during 57 games but he didn’t hit a homerun. His weight increased by 30 pounds (14 kg) during his sophomore season. In his sophomore year, Mottola was named the American South Conference’s Player of the Week on April 3rd 1991, having hit .542 and registering one home hit and eight RBIs over six games. In the entire season, he hit .343 with nine RBIs and 54 home runs. After the season of 1991 the player played in collegiate winter baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Mottola is an alumnus of the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he played college baseball for the UCF Knights baseball team. A highly regarded prospect, Mottola was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the fifth overall selection of the 1992 MLB draft (one spot ahead of Derek Jeter).

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Who is Chad Mottola Dating?

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Mottola met his wife, Emily, at UCF. She played for the school’s volleyball team. They had their first son, Luke in 2005.

Facts & Trivia

Chad Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chad Mottola celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.

On November 24, 2012, Mottola was promoted to be the Toronto Blue Jays hitting coach for the 2013 season. On October 7, 2013, the Blue Jays announced that Mottola would not be returning for the 2014 season.