Matthew R. Rizzotti (born December 24, 1985) is an American former professional baseball player.

Amateur career

Prior to playing professionally, Rizzotti attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, New York ,and then

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, with whom he played from 2005 to 2007. In 2005, he hit .416 with nine home runs and 57 RBI in 48 games. In 2006, he hit .340 with nine home runs and 43 RBI in 57 games ,and in 2007, he hit .352 with 11 home runs and 43 RBI in 54 games. After the 2006 season, he played

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for the Chatham A's of the

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Professional career

Rizzotti was originally drafted by the

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in the 46th round of the 2004 amateur draft, however, he opted not to sign. He was next drafted by the Phillies in the sixth round of the 2007 amateur draft and began his professional career that season. With the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2007, Rizzotti hit .260 in 63 games. He played for the GCL Phillies and Lakewood BlueClaws in 2008, hitting a combined .278 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI in 106 games. In 2009, he played for the

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and hit .263 with 13 home runs and 58 RBI in 101 games. He played for the Threshers, Reading Phillies and Lehigh Valley IronPigs in 2010, hitting .343 with 17 home runs and 76 RBI. He was named the Eastern League player of the month for June 2010. He was traded to the

before the 2012 season. On June 29, 2012 he was released by the

. He was picked up by the

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on July 12 and was sent to their Double-A affiliate, the Midland RockHounds. He batted .307 with 5 home runs in the final stint of his career.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzotti, Matt Living people 1985 births Chatham Anglers players Williamsport Crosscutters players Lakewood BlueClaws players Florida Complex League Phillies players Clearwater Threshers players Reading Phillies players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Rochester Red Wings players New Britain Rock Cats players Midland RockHounds players People from Floral Park, New York Baseball players from Nassau County, New York Archbishop Molloy High School alumni Manhattan Jaspers baseball players