Matthew Edward Duffy (born February 6, 1989) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and in

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(NPB) for the

Chiba Lotte Marines The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. History The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ...

Career

Amateur

Duffy attended

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. He enrolled at the

University of Vermont The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is amon ...

and played

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for the

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in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, Duffy was named the

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. After the 2009 season, he played

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with the

Chatham Anglers The Chatham Anglers, more commonly referred to as the Chatham A's and formerly the Chatham Athletics, are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chatham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in t ...

of the

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. After Vermont discontinued its baseball team, he transferred to the

University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, ...

and played for the

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for two years.

Houston Astros

The

selected Duffy in the 20th round of the

2011 Major League Baseball Draft The 2011 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole out of the University of California, Los Angeles, with the first ...

. In 2015, he was named the Pacific Coast League (PCL) MVP. Duffy was called up to the majors for the first time on September 14, 2015. On Friday, October 2, 2015, Duffy contributed to

history, breaking the club record by surpassing 20 runs in a game with his two-run single off A.J. Schugel for Houston's final runs against the

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Texas Rangers

On July 16, 2016, Duffy was designated for assignment by the Astros and claimed by the Texas Rangers on July 23, 2016.

Chiba Lotte Marines

On November 14, 2016, Duffy signed with the

Matt Duffy Baseball Academy

Duffy is the current owner and founder of the Matt Duffy Baseball Academy which opened in July 2019, located in Weymouth, MA. Duffy offers instruction for both individuals and groups. The MDBA is also home to the MDB Knights, a club baseball team for youth baseball players., url=https://www.mattduffybaseball.com,

References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bio
1989 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball players from Boston Chatham Anglers players Chiba Lotte Marines players Corpus Christi Hooks players Fresno Grizzlies players Houston Astros players Lancaster JetHawks players Lexington Legends players Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen Oklahoma City RedHawks players Pacific Coast League MVP award winners Tennessee Volunteers baseball players Tri-City ValleyCats players Vermont Catamounts baseball players {{US-baseball-bio-stub