Matthew Lee Andriese (; born August 28, 1989) is an American
professional baseball
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pitcher
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in the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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organization. He previously played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
Tampa Bay Rays
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,
Arizona Diamondbacks
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,
Los Angeles Angels
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,
Boston Red Sox
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, and
Seattle Mariners
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and for the
Yomiuri Giants
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of
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB)..
Career
Amateur career
Andriese attended
Redlands East Valley High School
Redlands East Valley High School is a public English medium co-educational high school in Redlands, California, United States, near the San Bernardino Mountains. The school opened in the 1997-1998 school year as part of the Redlands Unified Sc ...
, where he played for the school's baseball team along with
Tyler Chatwood
Tyler Cole Chatwood (born December 16, 1989), nicknamed Chatty, is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Colorado Rockies, Chicag ...
. He was selected by the
Texas Rangers in the 37th round of the
2008 MLB draft
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First round selections
;Key
Supplemental first rou ...
, but did not sign with Texas. He enrolled at the
University of California, Riverside
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, to play
college baseball
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for the
UC Riverside Highlanders baseball
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team.
In 2010, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Cotuit Kettleers
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of the
Cape Cod Baseball League.
San Diego Padres
The
San Diego Padres
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selected Andriese in the third round of the
2011 MLB draft
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.
[ He signed with the Padres, and pitched for the ]Lake Elsinore Storm
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of the Class A-Advanced
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California League in 2012.[ He had a strong performance with the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A ]Texas League
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in 2013, and was promoted to the Tucson Padres
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of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League during the season.[
]
Tampa Bay Rays
On January 22, 2014, the Padres traded Andriese, Logan Forsythe
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, Brad Boxberger
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, Matt Lollis, and Maxx Tissenbaum to the Tampa Bay Rays
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in exchange for Alex Torres
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* Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple ...
and Jesse Hahn
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. Andriese pitched for the Durham Bulls
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of the Triple-A International League during the 2014 season.
Andriese made the Rays' Opening Day roster out of spring training in 2015. He made his major league debut on April 10, and made his first start on April 14. He finished the 2015 season with 25 appearances (eight starts) and a 4.11 earned run average
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(ERA).[ In 2016, Andriese again spent time in both the rotation and the bullpen, appearing in 29 games (19 starts); he went 8–8 with a 4.37 ERA.][
At the start of the 2017 season, Andriese was the fifth pitcher in the Rays rotation, he started the season going 5–1 with a 3.54 ERA in 12 starts before falling victim to a stress reaction in his hip in mid-June. He was moved to the 60-day disabled list, and did not return until late August. Overall for the 2017 season, he made 18 appearances (17 starts) with a 5–5 record and 4.50 ERA.][ Andriese began the 2018 season with Tampa Bay, pitching to a 3–4 record and 4.07 ERA in 27 games (four starts).][
]
Arizona Diamondbacks
On July 25, 2018, the Rays traded Andriese to the Arizona Diamondbacks
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in exchange for minor-league catcher Michael Pérez and minor-league pitcher Brian Shaffer. Through the end of the 2018 season, Andriese made 14 appearances (one start) with the Diamondbacks, going 0–3 with an ERA of 9.00.[ He returned to Arizona for the 2019 season, making 54 appearances (all in relief) while accruing a 4.71 ERA and a 5–5 record.][
]
Los Angeles Angels
On January 14, 2020, Andriese was traded to the Los Angeles Angels
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in exchange for Jeremy Beasley. On July 26, 2020, Andriese made his Angels debut against the Oakland Athletics, in relief of Shohei Ohtani
, nicknamed "Shotime", is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, designated hitter and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional ...
—he pitched innings, striking out five batters and allowing no runs. Overall during the 2020 season, Andriese appeared in 16 games (1 start) with the Angels, compiling a 2–4 record with a 4.50 ERA and two saves. On December 2, Andriese was nontendered by the Angels.
Boston Red Sox
On December 23, 2020, Andriese signed a one-year, $1.85 million deal with the Boston Red Sox
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. In 26 appearances for Boston, Andriese struggled to a 6.03 ERA with 38 strikeouts; he was designated for assignment
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on August 17, 2021.[ On August 19, Andriese was released by the Red Sox.]
Seattle Mariners
On August 22, 2021, Andriese signed a major-league contract with the Seattle Mariners
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. Andriese made 8 appearances for the Mariners, recording a 2.45 ERA with 12 strikeouts. After being designated for assignment on September 28, Andriese elected free agency on September 30.
Yomiuri Giants
On December 17, 2021, Andreise signed with the Yomiuri Giants
The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ...
of Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
.
Los Angeles Dodgers
On February 1, 2023, Andreise signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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.
International career
On October 29, 2018, Andriese was selected to the MLB All-Stars for the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series
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.
Personal life
Andriese and his wife, Jill, have two sons.
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
People from Redlands, California
UC Riverside Highlanders baseball players
Cotuit Kettleers players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Tampa Bay Rays players
Arizona Diamondbacks players
Los Angeles Angels players
Boston Red Sox players
Seattle Mariners players
Baseball players from California
Arizona League Diamondbacks players
Charlotte Stone Crabs players
Durham Bulls players
Eugene Emeralds players
Lake Elsinore Storm players
San Antonio Missions players
Tucson Padres players
Visalia Rawhide players
Worcester Red Sox players
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