Matthew William Magill (born November 10, 1989) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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for the

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, and

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Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Magill was drafted by the Dodgers in the 31st round of the

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out of Royal High School in

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. He played with the

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in 2008,

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in 2009,

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in 2010 and

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in 2011. With the AA

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in 2012 he was 11-8 with a 3.76 ERA and was selected to the Southern League midseason All-Star team. The Dodgers added him to the 40 man roster after the season and promoted him to the AAA

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to start 2013. He was called up to the Majors for the first time on April 27, 2013 to start against the

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. He pitched 6.2 innings while allowing two runs and striking out seven. Magill made 3 more starts with the Dodgers before he was optioned back to Triple-A Albuquerque on May 20. He had no record and a 5.00 ERA in his 4 starts. Magill was recalled again to make an emergency start in place of Hyun-Jin Ryu on June 2. Magill spent the entire 2014 season with the Isotopes, where he worked as both a starter and a reliever. He was in 36 games and started 12 of them. He was 7-6 with a 5.21 ERA.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 2, 2014, Magill was traded to the

for outfielder

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. He underwent

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in May, ending his season and was released by the Reds in June.

San Diego Padres

On January 30, 2017, Magill signed a minor league contract with the

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. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Minnesota Twins

On January 24, 2018, Magill signed a minor league contract with the

. His contract was selected by the Twins on April 28. Magill spent the remainder of the season pitching out of the bullpen, appearing in 40 games. He struck out 56 in innings. He went 2–0 with a 4.45 ERA in 28 innings for the Twins in 2019, before being

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on July 21.

Seattle Mariners

On July 21, 2019, Magill was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. In 22 games, Magill was 3-2 with 28 strikeouts in innings. Magill began the 2020 season with a 6.10 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 10.1 innings pitched across 11 appearances before being placed on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain on August 28, 2020. He was later shifted to the 60-day injured list. On October 22, 2020, Magill was activated from the 60-day injured list, but was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency. On November 5, 2020, Magill re-signed a minor league deal with the Mariners. On March 27, 2021, Magill was released by Seattle. On March 30, the Mariners re-signed Magill to a two-year, minor league contract. Magill did not appear in 2021. On February 3, 2022, Magill announced his retirement. Magill later stated on Twitter that his reason for retirement was due to lingering shoulder injuries and that he "couldn't throw without discomfort and pain."

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