Todd Stottlemyre

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Todd Vernon Stottlemyre (born May 20, 1965 in Yakima, Washington) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 15 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. As a player, Stottlemyre carried the reputation of being very emotional and temperamental. He was selected by the Blue Jays out of UNLV as the third overall pick in the 1985 MLB draft.

He is the son of Mel Stottlemyre, former New York Yankees pitcher. His brother Mel Stottlemyre, Jr. also pitched in the major leagues for the Kansas City Royals in 1990.

While pitching for the Blue Jays in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Stottlemyre attempted to slide to third base while baserunning but was too late and was tagged out, scraping his chin in the process. That prompted Ed Rendell, then the mayor of Philadelphia, to ridicule Stottlemyre while also adding that he could hit his pitches. After Stottlemyre and his teammates won the Series, Stottlemyre responded to the comment at the ensuing victory rally by telling the mayor, "You can kiss my ass!"

[edit] See also

• List of second generation MLB players
• MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
• Arizona Diamondbacks all-time roster

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference]
• Caring for Kids, Inc.
• notMYkid, Inc.
• Todd Stottlemyre freaks out

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