Chad Mottola
Charles Edward "Chad" Mottola (born October 15, 1971) is an American retired professional baseball player who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder. He is currently the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. Considered a journeyman, Mottola played professionally from 1992 through 2007, appearing in 59 MLB games and 1,801 minor league games.
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. After developing the reputation for having a negative attitude, the Reds traded him after he played for the Reds only during the 1996 season.
Mottola played in minor league baseball for different organizations, receiving major league playing time with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2000 and 2006, the Florida Marlins in 2001 and the Baltimore Orioles in 2004. As he received less playing time in 2007, he began to mentor younger teammates, which helped him transition into a coaching career.
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