Matt Harrison (baseball)

Infobox MLB player
name=Matt Harrison


width= 150px
position=Starting pitcher
team=Texas Rangers
number=54
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|9|16
birthplace=city-state|Durham|North Carolina
debutdate=July 8
debutyear=2008
debutteam=Texas Rangers
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=9-3
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.49
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=42
teams=
*Texas Rangers (by|2008-present)

Matthew Reid Harrison (born August 16, 1985 in Durham, North Carolina) is a starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Harrison bats and throws left-handed.

Atlanta Braves

Entering by|2007, he was rated by "Baseball America" as the No. 3 prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization. On July 30, 2007, Harrison, along with Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Neftali Feliz, Beau Jones, and Elvis Andrus, was traded by the Braves to the Texas Rangers for Mark Teixeira and Ron Mahay prior to the 2007 trade deadline.

Texas Rangers

Harrison threw a no-hitter for Double-A Frisco in by|2008. He made his major league debut with the Rangers on July 8, mlby|2008, beating the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 3-2, outdueling All-Star pitcher Joe Saunders in the process.

External links

* [http://www.mississippibraves.com/mbraves/roster/index.html?player_id=4 Mississippi Braves bio]