Matthew Wilkie Childers (born December 3, 1978) is an

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former professional baseball

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Career

He has made a total of 11 appearances in

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(MLB) games: eight with the

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in and three with the

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in . Childers spent the 2007 season with the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the

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of the

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. He was re-signed by the Phillies on December 7, 2007. In 2008, he played for the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the

Lehigh Valley IronPigs The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and are named in reference to pig iron, used in the ...

becoming a free agent at the end of the season. In December 2008, he signed with the

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Personal

He is the brother of

Jason Childers Jason Lee Childers (born January 13, 1975) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He is the brother of Matt Childers. Career He appeared in only 5 games for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2006. Childers played for the Sultanes ...

References

External links

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Matt Childers' MILB Biography
1978 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan Atlanta Braves players Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Beloit Snappers players Columbus Clippers players Helena Brewers players High Desert Mavericks players Huntsville Stars players Indianapolis Indians players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Major League Baseball pitchers Milwaukee Brewers players Mudville Nine players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Ottawa Lynx players People from Douglas, Georgia Richmond Braves players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Trenton Thunder players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub