Todd Stottlemyre

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

Todd's father is 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, 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.