Gary Nathanial Matthews Jr. (born August 25, 1974 in San Francisco, California) is a Major League Baseball player with the Texas Rangers. Matthews is the son of Gary Matthews, who was also a Major League Baseball player in the 1970's and 1980's. Jr. is not nearly as good of a hitter as his father was, but he has been an excellent defensive outfielder. He began his career with the San Diego Padres in 1999 and has also played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, and Baltimore Orioles before his current tenure with the Rangers. August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Texas Rangers American League AAA Oklahoma RedHawks AA Frisco RoughRiders A Bakersfield Blaze Clinton LumberKings Spokane Indians R Arizona Rangers The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... Gary Nathaniel Matthews Sr. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball team based in Flushing, Queens, New York. ... The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. ...