Michael Scott Matthews (born October 24, 1973) is a former
Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched from to . Matthews graduated from Woodbridge Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia.
Matthews pitched a single season at
Montgomery Junior College in
Rockville, Maryland
Rockville is a city that serves as the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, and is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census tabulated Rockville's population at 67,117, making it the fifth-largest community in ...
in before being drafted by the
Cleveland Indians in the second round of that year's amateur draft. In August , he was traded twice in a single month, first to the
Boston Red Sox organization, then to the
St. Louis Cardinals three weeks later. He made his major league debut with the Cardinals on May 31, 2000.
Matthews was a relief pitcher in the major leagues. He was traded to the
Milwaukee Brewers
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toward the end of the season, signed as a
free agent with the
San Diego Padres for , with the
Cincinnati Reds
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for , and with the
New York Mets for 2005.
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1973 births
Living people
Cincinnati Reds players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Virginia
Milwaukee Brewers players
New York Mets players
People from Woodbridge, Virginia
St. Louis Cardinals players
San Diego Padres players
Canton-Akron Indians players
Akron Aeros players
Montgomery Raptors baseball players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Memphis Redbirds players
Louisville Bats players
Norfolk Tides players
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