Taylor Motter #21

Taylor Davis Motter…attended Palm Beach Gardens (FL) High School, where he also played basketball…played three seasons at Coastal Carolina University…helped the Chanticleers to three straight Big South Conference titles…named to First Team Big South Conference in 2010 and named a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger/ Collegiate Baseball in 2009…Motter estimates he broke more than 15 bones as a kid… he's an avid off-shore fisherman…his father, William, is a retired firefighter and his mother, Laurie, is a retired ultrastenographer (screens for breast cancer).

Totals - Hit .188 (15x80) with 11 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 9 RBI in 33 games during two stints with Tampa Bay (May 15-July 1, Aug 2)… made 21 starts (SS-7, 2B-4, LF-4, 3B-3, RF-2, 1B-1)... Debut - Major League debut with Tampa Bay on May 16 at Toronto and became only player since 1913 to play shortstop and in the outfield in his Major League debut and the eighth to play the infield and outfield in his debut...First Hit - Infield single off Toronto's J.A. Happ in the first inning on May 16 at Toronto...Pinch Me - Pinch-hit homer in 9th inning off Drew Storen on May 17 at Toronto.... Versatile - Played all four spots in the infield and both corner outfield positions...Pitching In - Sixth position player to pitch in Rays history on July 1 vs. DET (0.1 IP, 1H)... Minors - Hit .229 (80x350) with 17 doubles, 13 home runs, 46 RBI in 88 games for AAA Durham.... Good Week - Named the International League Batter of the Week for July 25-31.

Spent the entire season with Triple-A Durham and was named their Most Valuable Player by the Rays Baseball Operations department...was added to the 40-man roster in November…Named a midseason and postseason International League All-Star as a utility player...was unable to travel to Omaha for the All- Star Game after tweaking his hamstring in the final game before the All-Star break...also named a Triple-A All-Star by Baseball America after the season…His 43 doubles led the IL and tied for 3rd most among all minor leaguers, 2 shy of leader Jordan Patterson of Double-A New Britain (Rockies)...also led the IL with 58 extra-base hits...ranked among IL leaders with 229 total bases (3rd), .471 SLG (3rd), 142 hits (4th), .366 OBP (4th), 74 runs (4th) and .292 avg. (8th)…Set career highs and led the Bulls with 72 RBI, 74 runs scored, 57 walks and 26 SB...also led the Bulls in batting avg. (.292)…Saw significant time at six different positions: right field (62 games, 60 starts), third base (25 games, 24 starts), shortstop (14 games, 14 starts), second base (12 games, 9 starts), center field (7 games, 7 starts) and left field (7 games, 6 starts)...has started at least 25 games at each of those six positions over his minor league career...had 7 outfield assists…Started in all nine spots of the batting order…Compiled four hitting streaks of 10 games or longer, including a career-best 16-gamer (June 3-20)...finished the season riding an 11-game streak…In July was named Rays Minor League Player of the Month...batted .351 (27-for-77) with 8 2B, 5 HR and 19 RBI…Batted .370 (50-for-135) with 19 doubles against left-handed pitchers, compared to .262 (92-for-351) vs. RHP… After the season, played for Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League...played mostly infield, and spent the most time at shortstop...hit .245 (25-for-102) with 6 2B, 3 HR and 15 RBI.