Matt Foster
Matt Foster | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 63 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Valley, Alabama, U.S. | January 27, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 1, 2020, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 9–4 |
Earned run average | 4.39 |
Strikeouts | 113 |
Teams | |
Matthew James Foster (born January 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.
Amateur career
Foster attended Valley High School in
Professional career
Foster split the 2016 season between the
Foster was added to the White Sox 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[10] On July 29, 2020, Foster was called up to the major leagues.[11] He made his MLB debut on August 1, pitching a scoreless inning of relief and earning a win in the process.[12] With the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Foster appeared in 23 games, compiling a 6–1 record with 2.20 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 28+2⁄3 innings pitched.[13]
Foster struggled in 2021 as he was in and out of Triple-A in that season. Foster appeared in just 37 games in the Major Leagues compiling a 2–1 record with a 6.00 ERA in 39 innings while striking out 40 batters. In 2022, Foster made 48 appearances for Chicago, working to a 1–2 record and 4.40 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 45.0 innings pitched.
On March 20, 2023, Foster was shut down after it was revealed he had a forearm strain in his throwing arm.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Janey Murray (May 30, 2018). "Dash's Foster dominating at all levels". Winston-Salem Dash. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Jason Galloway (June 8, 2013). "PREP BASEBALL: Valley High's Matt Foster picked in 29th round of MLB Draft by Arizona Diamondbacks". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Matt Foster Baseball 2015". Gulf Coast State College. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- AL.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Rob Young (August 31, 2017). "Unheralded Matt Foster aiming to be another 2016 draft gem". ChicagoNow. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Dan Hayes (August 29, 2017). "Why White Sox are sending Rule 5 pick Dylan Covey to the Arizona Fall League". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Ben Jones (July 11, 2018). "Former Alabama reliever Matt Foster moving up in minors". TideSports.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Hannah Echols (August 1, 2018). "Foster Realizing Hometown Dream". Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Vinnie Duber (November 20, 2019). "White Sox move seven prospects to 40-man roster, protecting them from Rule 5 draft". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Daryl Van Schouwen (November 20, 2019). "Right-handers Zack Burdi, Dane Dunning among 7 added to White Sox 40-man roster". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "White Sox's Matt Foster: Called up by White Sox". CBSSports.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ Mark Inabinett (August 1, 2020). "Matt Foster gets pitching win in MLB debut". AL.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ "Matt Foster Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "White Sox's Matt Foster: Battling forearm strain". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "White Sox's Matt Foster: Undergoes Tommy John surgery". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Alabama Crimson Tide bio