 Considered a journeyman, Mottola played professionally from 1992 through 2007, appearing in 59 MLB games and 1,801 minor league games.He was the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2013 season, but his contract was not renewed for 2014.Mottola is an alumnus of the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he played college baseball for the UCF Knights baseball team.