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Doug Mathis 
Samsung Lions — No. 44 Relief pitcher Born: June 7, 1983
Maryvale, ArizonaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut May 12, 2008 for the Texas Rangers Career statistics
(through August 5, 2010)Win-Loss 3-3 Earned run average 4.84 Strikeouts 44 Teams - Texas Rangers (2008–2010)
Douglas Alan Mathis (born June 7, 1983 in Maryvale, Arizona) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
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High school/college career
Mathis attended Show Low High School in Show Low, Arizona. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers after his senior year. He did not sign with the Dodgers, but instead attended Central Arizona College in Coolidge, AZ. After his first year at Central Arizona, Mathis was drafted in the 31st round by the Seattle Mariners. He declined once again and decided to attend the University of Missouri. After one year, he was drafted by the Rangers and signed a minor league contract.[1]
Baseball career
In 2006, Mathis played for the Advanced A Bakersfield Blaze and was California League Pitcher of the Week twice. In 2007, he was Texas League Pitcher of the Week twice and was a mid-season all-star for the AA Frisco Roughriders.[2] Mathis began the 2008 season with the AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks and was called to the majors in May. Mathis made his major league debut with the Rangers on May 12, 2008, when he entered the game against the Seattle Mariners in the 10th inning and was the winning pitcher in the Rangers' 13–12 victory.[3] During the early part of the 2010 season, Mathis was sent down to the minor leagues, where he continued to struggle getting batters out.[4]
On January 5, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was later released by Cleveland and signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants before being released by them. Mathis then signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on June 18.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mathido01.shtml
- ^ http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=450545
- ^ "SI.com". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2008/05/12/21120_recap.html.
- ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/baseball/rangers/stories/052910dnsporangminor.493ee61f.html
- ^ Axisa, Mike. "Athletics Sign Doug Mathis". MLBTradeRumors.com. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/06/athletics-sign-doug-mathis.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Texas Rangers players
- Baseball players from Arizona
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Phoenix, Arizona
- Spokane Indians players
- Frisco RoughRiders players
- Bakersfield Blaze players
- Oklahoma RedHawks players
- Arizona League Rangers players
- Oklahoma City RedHawks players
- American baseball pitcher, 1980s births stubs
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