Todd Stottlemyre
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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!"
He currently serves as Board Chair for Caring for Kids Inc, a non-profit dedicated to fighting child abuse, abandonment and neglect.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis]
- Caring for Kids, Inc.
| Preceded by Mark McGwire |
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award 2000 |
Succeeded by John Franco |
 |
This biographical article relating to a 1990s baseball pitcher is a stub. You can help WikiProject Baseball by expanding it. |
Categories: 1990s baseball pitcher stubs | 1965 births | Living people | Major league pitchers | Toronto Blue Jays players | Oakland Athletics players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Texas Rangers players | Arizona Diamondbacks players | Major league players from Washington | Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | Baseball families
