Jason Motte
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American baseball relief pitcher
Why Is Jason Motte Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jason Louis Motte is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, and Atlanta Braves. The Cardinals drafted him as a catcher in 2003 and he converted to pitching in . Motte played a key role in the 2011 World Series championship run, saving five postseason games. In 2012, he led the National League in saves with 42. Motte had Tommy John 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.
