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Matt Tupman 
Free Agent — No. -- Catcher Born: November 25, 1979 Bats: Left Throws: Right MLB debut May 18, 2008 for the Kansas City Royals Career statistics
(through 2008 season)Batting average 1.000 Home runs 0 Runs batted in 0 Teams Matthew David Tupman (born November 25, 1979 in Concord, New Hampshire) is a Major League Baseball catcher who is currently a free agent.
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Amateur career
Tupman played for Plymouth State University his freshman year before transferring to University of Massachusetts Lowell. He hit .414 his freshman year at Plymouth. He batted .363 with 8 home runs, 73 runs, 18 doubles and 50 RBIs his junior year and was named second-team a Division II All-American.
Professional career
Kansas City Royals
Before the 2008 season Tupman played in the Caribbean Series in the Dominican Republic.[1] Tupman was called up by the Kansas City Royals on May 16, 2008, when John Buck was placed on the bereavement list after his wife gave birth prematurely. Tupman made his major league debut as a pinch-hitter for Jimmy Gobble against the Florida Marlins on May 18, 2008. Tupman recorded a hit off Kevin Gregg, but was the first out in a double play in the next plate appearance. The next day, Buck was activated from the bereavement list and Tupman returned to the minor leagues.
He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season, but re-signed to a minor league contract on November 30.[2] On June 23, 2009 Tupman was released from the Royals organization.
Arizona Diamondbacks
On July 6, 2009, Tupman was signed to a minor league contract by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was granted free agency at the end of the '09 season. He was suspended for violating Minor League Baseball's drug policy.[3] It was his second positive test.[3]
Personal life
Tupman married his long time high school sweetheart Addie Vega in December of 2007.[citation needed] The couple has one child, Gwendoyln. Matt Tupman is currently working for the Concord Sports Center (Concord, NH) as a Baseball Instructor.http://www.concordsportscenter.com/CSC-MeetOurStaff.htm
References
- ^ Dick Kaegel (February 17, 2008). "Notes: Tupman getting great chance". Major League Baseball. mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080217&content_id=2377032&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ Dick Kaegel (November 30, 2008). "Royals ink three to Minors deals". Major League Baseball. mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081130&content_id=3695907&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ a b "Four Minor Leaguers suspended". Minor League Baseball. milb.com. December 4, 2009. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091204&content_id=7759620&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- A Play-by-play log of Tupman's major league debut
Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from New Hampshire
- Spokane Indians players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Omaha Royals players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Mobile BayBears players
- Burlington Bees players
- Plymouth State University alumni
- University of Massachusetts Lowell alumni
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