Phil Maton

Phillip Louis Maton III (born March 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres.

Phil Maton
Maton with the Cleveland Indians in 2019
Cleveland Indians – No. 88
Pitcher
Born: (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993
Paducah, Kentucky
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 11, 2017, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record6–7
Earned run average4.78
Strikeouts166
Teams

High school and college

Maton attended Glenwood High School in Chatham, Illinois, and played college baseball at Louisiana Tech University.[1] Maton’s two younger brothers also play baseball. Nick is a shortstop in the Phillies organization and Jacob is a pitcher who was drafted by the Mariners in 2018, but opted to play college baseball at Coastal Carolina.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Maton was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Short Season-A Tri-City Dust Devils.[2] In 23 relief appearances, Maton pitched to a 4–2 win–loss record, 1.38 earned run average (ERA), and 58 strikeouts in 32​2⁄3 innings pitched.[3] In 2016, Maton pitched for the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps, Advanced-A Lake Elsinore Storm, and Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas.[4] He made a total of 38 appearances for the three teams, and posted a 5–3 record, 1.74 ERA, and 78 strikeouts in 51​2⁄3 innings.[3] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas.[5] Maton began the 2017 season with Triple-A El Paso.[3]

San Diego Padres
Maton with the San Diego Padres in 2019

On June 11, 2017, Maton was called up by the Padres after Jake Esch was designated for assignment.[6] Maton remained with the big league club for the rest of the season, pitching in a middle relief role. He finished the season with a 4.19 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 43 innings over 46 games.

Maton started 2018 with Triple-A El Paso, but was quickly recalled to the majors when Wil Myers went to the disabled list on April 4.[7] On May 13, Maton went to the DL with a strained lat and returned to the team on June 21 after a rehab assignment.[8] He was quickly optioned to Triple-A on June 24, but recalled again on July 9 after posting a sub-1.00 WHIP in six appearances in El Paso.[9] Maton stayed with the Padres for the remainder of the year, again pitching in middle relief. For the season, he had a 4.37 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 47​1⁄3 innings. Maton's walk rate rose in 2018, and he was less effective after returning from his injury, posting a 0.56 ERA in his 16 innings before going on the DL and a 6.32 ERA with the Padres afterwards.[10]

Cleveland Indians
Maton with the Cleveland Indians in 2019

On July 12, 2019, Maton was traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for international bonus pool allotments.[11] In Maton's subsequent 9 games with Cleveland, he posted a 2.92 ERA in 12​1⁄3 innings.

With the 2020 Cleveland Indians, Maton appeared in 23 games, compiling a 3-3 record with 4.57 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched.[12]

References
  1. "Tech's Phil Maton drafted by Padres in 20th round". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "Dust Devils' Maton mowing down Northwest League hitters". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. "Phil Maton Minor & Fall League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  4. MadFriars, John Conniff. "Padres' prospect Maton trending upwards in his rise to the majors". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. Sanders, Jeff. "Offseason: Padres relievers off to strong start in Arizona Fall League". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. Wilmoth, Charlie (June 11, 2017). "Padres Select Phil Maton, Designate Jake Esch For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  7. Cassavell, AJ (April 4, 2018). "Padres place Myers on DL with nerve irritation". MLB.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  8. roydjt (June 21, 2018). "A flurry of roster moves: Myers, Maton back from DL, Hughes to DL, Franmil optioned..." GaslampBall.com. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. Acee, Kevin (July 9, 2018). "Padres notes: Maton, Lockett up; Hosmer's solo BP". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  10. Sanders, Jeff (January 1, 2019). "Padres roster review: Phil Maton". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  11. Joe Noga (July 12, 2019). "Cleveland Indians acquire RHP Phil Maton from San Diego Padres". cleveland.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  12. https://www.mlb.com/player/phil-maton-664208
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