Matt McBride
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McBride with the Colorado Rockies
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| Catcher / Right fielder / First baseman | |||
| Born: May 23, 1985 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 4, 2012, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 19, 2016) |
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| Batting average | .206 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 17 | ||
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Representing  United States |
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| 2015 WBSC Premier12 | ||
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2015 Tokyo | Team |
Matthew Hagerty "Matt" McBride (born May 23, 1985) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his 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]
Achievements
McBride has garnered the following achievements in his minor league career:[5]
- 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
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Liberty High School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) alumni
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Colorado Rockies players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks baseball players
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Lake County Captains players
- Akron Aeros players
- Gulf Coast Indians players
- Kinston Indians players
- North Shore Honu players
- Peoria Saguaros players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Gigantes del Cibao players
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Toros del Este players
- Grand Junction Rockies players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Nashville Sounds players
