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colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1959-08-03</span>) </span>August 3, 1959<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 65)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood, California">Hollywood, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 9, 1982, for the Toronto Blue Jays</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">August 3, 1995, for the Pittsburgh Pirates</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" 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padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Saves</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">91</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gottji01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6195280#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, 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League Baseball season">1987</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a>–<a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1990 Major League Baseball season">1990</a>–<a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1994 Major League Baseball season">1994</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James William Gott</b> (born August 3, 1959) is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coach_(baseball)" title="Coach (baseball)">coach</a>. Gott pitched in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for 14 years for the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, from 1982 to 1995. He was the bullpen coach for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> from 2018 through 2020. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Gott&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Gott&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gott was born in <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood, California">Hollywood, California</a>. He graduated from <a href="/wiki/San_Marino_High_School" title="San Marino High School">San Marino High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Marino,_California" title="San Marino, California">San Marino, California</a>, in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-smt_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In baseball, he was named his league's <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">most valuable player</a> that year. He committed to attend <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a> (BYU) on a <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> scholarship as a <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, and was also recruited for the school's baseball team.<sup id="cite_ref-deseret_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deseret-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> selected Gott in the fourth round of the <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1977 Major League Baseball draft">1977 Major League Baseball draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-prodigal_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prodigal-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He signed with the Cardinals for a $18,500 ($96,000 in current dollar terms) <a href="/wiki/Signing_bonus" title="Signing bonus">signing bonus</a>, rather than follow through with his commitment to attend BYU.<sup id="cite_ref-deseret_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deseret-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He began his professional career with the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Cardinals" title="Calgary Cardinals">Calgary Cardinals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Rookie-level" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie-level">Rookie-level</a> <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_League_(baseball)" title="Pioneer League (baseball)">Pioneer League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-prodigal_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prodigal-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gott was the first pick in the <a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">Rule 5 draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> in December 1981. In his minor league career, he was 28-42 with one save and a 4.71 ERA, in 626.2 innings over 131 games (104 of which were starts).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He made his major league debut in 1982. Gott's first major league win was against Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Jim Palmer</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> in May 1982. Gott's first major league win was a 6–0 decision over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> at <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Baltimore)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)">Memorial Stadium</a> on May 30, 1982 which was also the start of <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_consecutive_games_played_streaks" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks">MLB-record consecutive games played streak</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1983, he was fifth in the American League in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (6.164).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1985, the Blue Jays traded Gott along with two minor league players to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> for <a href="/wiki/Gary_Lavelle" title="Gary Lavelle">Gary Lavelle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 12, 1985, Gott hit two home runs against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> claimed Gott off of <a href="/wiki/Waivers_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Waivers (baseball)">waivers</a> in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-prodigal_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prodigal-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1988, Gott broke <a href="/wiki/Kent_Tekulve" title="Kent Tekulve">Kent Tekulve</a>'s franchise single-season save record of 32 saves, ending the season with 34 saves (2nd in the NL).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also 7th in the National League in games played (67).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had elbow surgery in May 1989, and missed most of the 1989 season.<sup id="cite_ref-prodigal_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prodigal-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> signed Gott as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> after the 1989 season for $300,000 ($761,000 in current dollar terms).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gott was a setup pitcher and closer for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1990 to 1994. In 1993, he was 9th in the National League in saves (25).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his 14-year major league career, Gott was 56-74 with 91 saves and a 3.87 ERA in 1,120 innings over 554 games (96 of which were starts).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio_hosting_career">Radio hosting career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Gott&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Radio hosting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retiring as an active player, Gott co-hosted <i>Dodger Talk</i>, a pre- and post-game radio show for the Dodgers for three years.<sup id="cite_ref-smt_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Gott&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> hired Gott as their <a href="/wiki/Coach_(baseball)" title="Coach (baseball)">pitching coach</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_League_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona League Angels">Arizona League Angels</a> of the Rookie-level <a href="/wiki/Arizona_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona League">Arizona League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-smt_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 9, 2012, Gott was promoted to the Angels' minor league pitching coordinator.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gott served in that role through 2017. </p><p>On November 17, 2017, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> named Gott their bullpen coach for the 2018 season.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He remained with the club through the 2020 season, after which time his contract was not renewed.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gott was named pitching coach for the <a href="/wiki/AZL_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="AZL Athletics">AZL Athletics</a> for the 2024 season.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Gott&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gott's brother, Erich, attended BYU on a scholarship for golf.<sup id="cite_ref-deseret_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deseret-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resides in <a href="/wiki/San_Marino,_California" title="San Marino, California">San Marino, California</a>. He has six children, two of whom are <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autistic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Gott taught <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Quaid" title="Dennis Quaid">Dennis Quaid</a> to pitch for his portrayal of <a href="/wiki/Jim_Morris" title="Jim Morris">Jim Morris</a> in the 2002 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rookie_(2002_film)" title="The Rookie (2002 film)">The Rookie</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Rookie_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Rookie-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Gott&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-smt-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-smt_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smt_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-smt_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sanmarinotribune.com/changing-colors-san-marino-native-jim-gott-returns-to-the-major-leagues-as-bullpen-coach/">"Changing Colors: San Marino Native Jim Gott Returns to the Major Leagues as Bullpen Coach"</a>. 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