Jason Louis Motte was born on June 22,1982 and is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.
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26 Facts About Jason Motte
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Jason Motte has played in Major League Baseball for the St Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves.
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Jason Motte had Tommy John surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament injury that kept him from playing all of 2013.
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Jason Motte graduated from Valley Central High School, Montgomery, New York in 2000 and played catcher on the varsity baseball team.
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At Iona, Jason Motte could throw to second base from behind the plate as fast as 1.
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On June 29,2005, Jason Motte went on the disabled list for a thumb fracture while playing for the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals.
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Jason Motte had just 21 walks, 13 doubles and four home runs in 209 minor league games as a catcher.
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Jason Motte spent the majority of the 2008 season with the Memphis Redbirds, the St Louis Cardinals' Triple-A farm team in the Pacific Coast League.
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Jason Motte recorded a total of 12 appearances, all in relief, with an ERA of 0.
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In 11 innings, Jason Motte struck out 16 batters, allowing three walks and five hits.
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Jason Motte became the Cardinals' de facto closer late in the 2011 season – La Russa still had not named him as the closer – helping his team win the Wild Card.
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Jason Motte pitched in two games against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2011 National League Division Series, in which the Cardinals won the series 3 games to 2.
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Jason Motte pitched in three games in the 2011 National League Championship Series against St Louis' division rival, the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Jason Motte was on the mound for the final out of the NLCS winning the Cardinals their 18th pennant.
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Jason Motte was on the mound when the Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in the World Series.
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Jason Motte is the first player to receive the award while not making a single game appearance in the season for which he was awarded.
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Jason Motte became a free agent after they were eliminated by the San Francisco Giants.
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On December 8,2015, Jason Motte signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Colorado Rockies.
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Jason Motte was designated for assignment on March 31,2017, to create room for Stephen Cardullo who had his contract purchased, and released on April 5.
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On February 16,2018, Jason Motte signed a minor league deal to return to the Cardinals, reuniting him with the team that drafted him.
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Jason Motte's primary pitch is a four-seam fastball, which was clocked in the upper 90s during 2008.
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Jason Motte threw a cut fastball that reached 93 MPH and a sinking fastball that reached 96 MPH, and, rarely, an 85-MPH changeup.
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Jason Motte's cutter has shown the widest variance of movement of all his pitches, to being anywhere from flat vertically to moving up to eight inches.
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Jason Motte regularly threw a curveball through the 2010 season, but has discontinued it since last throwing it in 2011.
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For those unable to go to Busch Stadium, Jason Motte organized a group of several of his teammates to see the children in person.
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