Michael Scott Matthews is a Major League Baseball pitcher who was born on October 24, 1973 in Woodbridge, Virginia. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, pitching is the act of throwing the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to make contact with it, or draw a walk. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Woodbridge is a census-designated place located in Prince William County, Virginia. ...

Matthews pitched a single season at Montgomery Junior College in Rockville, MD in 1992 before being drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of that year's amateur draft. In August 1999, 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. Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cleveland Indians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... 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. ... Boston Red Sox American League AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Portland Sea Dogs A Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Bombers Lowell Spinners R Gulf Coast Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... St. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Matthews has been an average-to-below-average relief pitcher in the major leagues. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers toward the end of the 2002 season, signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres for 2003, with the Cincinnati Reds for 2004, and with the New York Mets for 2005. A relief pitcher warms up in the bullpen as the game goes on A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness or fatigue. ... Milwaukee Brewers National League AAA Nashville Sounds AA Huntsville Stars A Brevard County Manatees West Virginia Power R Arizona Brewers Helena Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... San Diego Padres National League AAA Portland Beavers AA Mobile BayBears A Lake Elsinore Storm Fort Wayne Wizards Eugene Emeralds R Peoria Padres The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cincinnati Reds National League AAA Louisville Bats AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Sarasota Reds Dayton Dragons R Billings Mustangs GCL Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York Mets National League AAA Norfolk Tides AA Binghamton Mets A St. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Matthews is married with one child and resides in Gainesville, VA. Gainesville is a census-designated place located in Prince William County, Virginia. ...

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com (http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/matthmi01.shtml) - career statistics and analysis