Taylor Motter

Taylor Davis Motter (born September 18, 1989) is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals, and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes.

[2] In 2011, Motter played in Minor League Baseball with the Princeton Rays and Bowling Green Hot Rods.

[3] He spent 2012 with Bowling Green, 2013 with the Gulf Coast Rays and Charlotte Stone Crabs, 2014 with the Montgomery Biscuits and 2015 in Triple-A with the Durham Bulls.

[6] In 2015, Motter was named team MVP of the Durham Bulls after batting .292 and leading the International League in doubles (43) and extra-base hits (58).

[12] On November 18, 2016, Motter and Richie Shaffer were traded to the Seattle Mariners for Andrew Kittredge, Dalton Kelly, and Dylan Thompson.

[3] On June 25, 2019, Motter's contract was purchased by the Oakland Athletics organization and he was assigned to the Double-A Midland RockHounds.

[23] Motter also played five games and batted .444 (8-for-18) during 2020 with the Jersey Wise Guys of the All-American Baseball Challenge,[3] a six-team recreational league formed in the New York metropolitan area during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[24] After playing in 67 games for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, hitting .335 with 24 home runs and 57 RBIs,[3] Motter's contract was selected by the Rockies on August 10, 2021.

[27] After appearing in three games for Boston, he was designated for assignment,[28] then sent outright to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.

[31] However, on April 22, he left the team after signing a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.

He played in 42 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers to finish the year, hitting .259/.372/.578 with 12 home runs, 36 RBI, and 2 stolen bases.

[38] After electing free agency, Motter re-signed with the Cardinals on a major league contract the following day.

[41] On July 23, Motter was selected back to the active roster and slotted as the starting second baseman in that day's game against the Chicago Cubs.

Motter with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016