finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
2006 right augusta , georgia 1996 july 26 .200 4 12 outfielder toronto blue jays batting average home runs runs batted in april 22 15 october 1971 chad mottola
 cincinnati reds chad mottola right
chad mottola

charles edward `` chad '' mottola -lrb- born october 15 , 1971 -rrb- is an american retired professional baseball player who played five seasons in major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- as an outfielder .
considered a journeyman , mottola played professionally from 1992 through 2007 , appearing in 59 mlb games and 1,801 minor league games .
he was the hitting coach for the toronto blue jays during the 2013 season , but his contract was not renewed for 2014 .
mottola is an alumnus of the university of central florida -lrb- ucf -rrb- , 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 .
mottola played in minor league baseball for different organizations , receiving major league playing time with the cincinnati reds in 1996 , 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 .
