Matt McBride
| Matt McBride | |||
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 McBride with the Colorado Rockies | |||
| Oakland Athletics | |||
| Catcher / Right fielder / First baseman | |||
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Born: May 23, 1985 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 4, 2012, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .201 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 19 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| 2015 WBSC Premier12 | ||
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Matthew Hagerty McBride (born May 23, 1985) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Colorado Rockies in 2012, with whom he played right field and first base.
Career
McBride was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round (75th overall) of the 2006 amateur draft out of Lehigh University.[1] Although he was drafted as a catcher, he has also spent considerable time at first base and in the outfield.
He made his professional debut playing for the Class A-Short Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New York–Penn League in 2006. By 2011, he had made his way to Triple-A with the International League's Columbus Clippers. In July 2011, he was traded from Cleveland to the Colorado Rockies with Drew Pomeranz, Alex White, and Joe Gardner for Ubaldo Jiménez.[2]
With the Rockies, he was assigned to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. On August 4, 2012, made his major league debut with the Rockies. In four at bats, he recorded two hits (including a double), one RBI, and a run scored.[3] He mostly split the 2013 to 2015 seasons between Triple-A and the Rockies.
He was granted free agency after the 2015 season and signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. He was assigned to the Nashville Sounds (Triple-A), where he began the 2016 season. The Athletics purchased his contract, calling him up to the major league team on April 27.[4] He was sent outright to Triple-A after the 2016 season, and elected to become a free agent.[5] He later re-signed a minor league contract with the A's in November 2016.[6][7]
Achievements
McBride has garnered the following achievements in his minor league career:[8]
- Arizona Fall League All-Prospect Team (2009, 2010)
- New York–Penn League Mid-Season All-Star (2006)
- Pacific Coast League Mid-Season All-Star (2012, 2015)
- Pacific Coast League Post-Season All-Star (2012)
- South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star (2007)
- Topps Eastern League Player of the Month (2010)
References
- ↑ "2nd Round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ "2011 Colorado Rockies Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Matt McBride 2012 Batting Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Lockard, Melissa (April 27, 2016). "Oakland A's add Matt McBride; option Andrew Triggs to Nashville". Oakland Clubhouse. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ↑ Hall, Alex (October 7, 2016). "Oakland A's roster moves: Eric Sogard, Jarrod Parker, 4 others head to free agency". Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ↑ Lockard, Melissa (November 16, 2016). "Oakland A's sign four more MiLB free agents". Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ Eddy, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 12-18". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Matt McBride Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | Tulsa Drillers Stats". Minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)