Matthew Alexander Ruebel (born October 16, 1969) is a former American

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who played for the

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and

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from 1996 to 1998.

Amateur career

A native of

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, Ruebel attended

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and the

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. In 1988, he played

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with the

Wareham Gatemen The Wareham Gatemen are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Wareham, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Gatemen play their home games at Clem Spillane Fie ...

of the

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, and returned to the league in 1989 to play for the

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Professional career

Ruebel was drafted by the

in the 3rd round of the

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and pitched parts of three major league seasons for the Pirates and

. Ruebel won 4 games in the majors and had one career save, coming on September 15, 1996. In the first game of a doubleheader, Ruebel threw 2 shutout innings to preserve a 4–1 Pirates victory over the Giants.

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