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Mottola was born in Augusta, Georgia and grew up in Pembroke Pines, Florida. When Mottola signed with the Reds in 1992, he bought his parents a house. Mottola's father, Chuck, died of a heart attack at the age of 50 in October 1995. His mother, Elaine, works as an administrative assistant at St. Bernadette's School in Davie, Florida.
Mottola met his wife, Emily, at UCF. She played for the school's volleyball team. They had their first son, Luke, in 2005.
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