Career
Jim Gott was a fourth round draft pick of the Saint Louis Cardinals in June 1977. He was later the first pick in the Rule 5 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays in December 1981. On May 12, 1985, he hit two home runs against the Saint Louis Cardinals.
In 1988 Gott broke Kent Tekulve"s Pirate single-season save record with 34 saves.
Gott was a setup pitcher and closer for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1990 to 1994. Gott taught Dennis Quaid to pitch during the filming of The Rookie.
Gott was once quoted saying, "My earned run average is so high it looks like an Department of Administration and Management radio station."
He auditioned for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Baseball Tonight. On November 9, 2012, Gott was promoted from pitching coach of the Arizona League Angels to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" minor league pitching coordinator.
Gott currently resides in San Marino, California.
He has six children, two of whom have autism and are from different mothers.