He might be the most interesting man in baseball and you’ve never heard of him. Jeff Motuzas, bullpen catcher for the Diamondbacks, will do just about anything on a dare if it pays. WALL STREET JOURNAL reports the 39-year-old doesn’t make much working for Arizona, bullpen coaches get less than $60,000 per season. His legend is well known in the D-Backs clubhouse.
“Tooz will eat anything except poop, urine and vomit,” Diamondbacks reliever Sam Demel said. “No, wait—I’m sorry. He will eat vomit.”
Motuzas says he’s a health nut, who avoids red meat, and is “responsible father” with his two children.
Diamondbacks bullpen catcher Jeff Motuzas’ amazing feats
Things He did…
- Snorted wasabi and eaten horseradish by the bowlful.
- Dry-shaved his armpits and left a thick coating of medicinal hot balm on them for an entire game.
- Let pitcher Dan Haren fire at his earlobe from close-range with BB gun
- Got whipped with rubber nunchucks
Things he ate…
Six cream-filled donuts in two minutes Regurgitated yogurt Punched in the groin repeatedly (Livan Hernandez paid $50 each time) Skoal chewing tobacco straight out of the can 11 bananas in four minutes Two large moths from a cup like popcorn for $300 from Pirates relievers Gallon of milk in 12 minutes (Livan Hernandez paid $3,000)
