Jason Motte
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Motte with the St. Louis Cardinals
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| Atlanta Braves | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: June 22, 1982 Port Huron, Michigan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 2008, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 26–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.28 | ||
| Strikeouts | 348 | ||
| Saves | 60 | ||
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Jason Louis Motte (born June 22, 1982) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies. The Cardinals drafted him as a catcher in 2003 and he converted to pitching in 2006. Motte played a key role in the 2011 World Series championship run, saving five postseason games. In 2012, he led the National League (NL) in saves with 42. Motte had surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament injury that kept him from playing all of 2013. After returning to the Cardinals midway through the 2014 season, Motte signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Cubs for 2015.
Motte was born in Port Huron, Michigan, but attended Valley Central High School, Montgomery, New York, in 2000 where he played catcher. Valley Central is also the alma matter of former MLB pitcher Matt Morris. He then attended Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. At Iona, Motte could throw to second base from behind the plate as fast as 1.76 seconds, and was clocked at throwing 85 mph from this position. While Motte never pitched for Iona, the school's pitching coach reported that, with shinguards on, Motte once released a 94 mph pitch from the mound at practice.
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