P Steven 'Matzy' Matz #32
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/25/2028
 OA: 48 POT: 48
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P STEVEN 'MATZY' MATZ #32 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
7 0 1-1 0 6.30 10.0 10 2 5 10 1.50 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 45 45
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 45
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/19/2028 @ DET Loss, 3-4 1.1 2 1 0 0 2 Loss
05/17/2028 AZ Loss, 3-4 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
05/14/2028 COL Win, 11-1 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
05/10/2028 SF Win, 4-3 1.1 2 1 1 0 4 Win
05/06/2028 @ KC Loss, 2-3 1.2 3 2 2 1 2
04/29/2028 LAD Win, 13-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
04/27/2028 @ CWS Loss, 0-9 0.2 1 4 4 3 1
03/02/2028 CWS Loss, 1-5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
02/28/2028 SEA Win, 8-3 0.0 5 3 3 0 0
02/25/2028 @ BOS Win, 4-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
A good teammate.
Birthday:05/29/1991
Born in:Stony Brook, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,000,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 154 Days
Service This Yr:55 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 154 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 0 1 1 0 6.30 10.0 10 8 7 2 5 10 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 7 2 14.40 9.00 9.00 4.50 5.29 1.50 129 -0.1 .308        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 13 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .429 .538 .967      
vs. RHB 25 5 1 0 2 5 4 9 0 0 1 .200 .333 .480 .813      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 2.2 2 1 0 0 1 2  
April 2 0 0 0 0 21.60 1.2 2 4 4 0 3 1  
May 5 0 1 1 0 3.24 8.1 8 4 3 2 2 9  
Spring Training 3 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.0 5 3 3 1 0 0  
Last Year 49 5 2 2 1 3.17 93.2 90 36 33 7 20 86  
2 Years Ago 49 15 6 9 1 3.73 125.1 110 55 52 10 32 96  
Career 351 205 70 80 6 4.21 1264.1 1281 642 591 168 380 1177  
Home 4 0 1 0 0 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 1 1 5  
Road 3 0 0 1 0 14.73 3.2 6 7 6 1 4 5  
Grass 7 0 1 1 0 6.30 10.0 10 8 7 2 5 10  
Day 3 0 1 0 0 13.50 3.1 3 5 5 1 4 5  
Night 4 0 0 1 0 2.70 6.2 7 3 2 1 1 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 7 0 1 1 0 6.30 10.0 10 8 7 2 5 10  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 New York - MLB 24 6 6 4 0 0 2.29 35.1 34 9 9 4 10 34 0 0 1.25 .303 3.81 0.5 170
2016 New York - MLB 25 22 22 9 8 0 3.41 132.0 129 53 50 14 31 129 0 0 1.21 .319 3.57 2.8 122
2017 New York - MLB 26 13 13 2 7 0 6.11 66.1 83 46 45 12 19 48 0 0 1.54 .333 5.17 0.2 71
2018 New York - MLB 27 30 30 5 11 0 3.97 154.0 134 77 68 25 58 152 0 0 1.25 .270 4.73 0.7 101
2019 New York - MLB 28 32 30 11 10 0 4.21 160.1 163 83 75 27 52 153 1 1 1.34 .304 4.61 1.7 104
2020 New York - MLB 29 9 6 0 5 0 9.68 30.2 42 33 33 14 10 36 0 0 1.70 .346 7.94 -0.8 46
2021 Toronto - MLB 30 29 29 14 7 0 3.82 150.2 158 70 64 18 43 144 0 0 1.33 .321 4.09 2.4 113
2022 St. Louis - MLB 31 15 10 5 3 0 5.25 48.0 50 28 28 8 10 54 0 0 1.25 .316 4.02 0.6 77
2023 St. Louis - MLB 32 25 17 4 7 0 3.86 105.0 108 48 45 11 32 98 0 0 1.33 .320 3.93 1.8 113
2024 St. Louis - MLB 33 12 7 1 2 0 5.08 44.1 49 28 25 7 15 33 0 0 1.44 .318 5.05 0.0 81
2025 St. Louis - MLB 34 53 15 6 8 4 4.72 108.2 121 68 57 9 43 104 0 0 1.51 .344 3.65 1.5 85
2026 Houston - MLB 35 49 15 6 9 1 3.73 125.1 110 55 52 10 32 96 0 0 1.13 .276 3.50 2.0 107
2027 Minnesota - MLB 36 49 5 2 2 1 3.17 93.2 90 36 33 7 20 86 0 0 1.17 .305 3.03 1.7 124
2028 Minnesota - MLB 37 7 0 1 1 0 6.30 10.0 10 8 7 2 5 10 0 0 1.50 .308 5.29 -0.1 65
Total MLB 351 205 70 80 6 4.21 1264.1 1281 642 591 168 380 1177 1 1 1.31 .310 4.18 15.1 99
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Total - R 21 6 6 2 1 0 1.55 29.0 16 10 5 1 17 34 0 0 1.14 .227 3.17 0.7 258
2013 St. Lucie - A 22 21 21 5 6 0 2.62 106.1 86 36 31 4 38 121 1 1 1.17 .315 2.63 3.5 153
2014 Total - A+ 23 12 12 4 4 0 2.22 69.0 66 21 17 0 21 62 0 0 1.26 .328 2.53 2.4 180
2014 Binghamton - AA 23 12 12 6 5 0 2.28 71.0 66 23 18 3 14 69 1 0 1.13 .317 2.48 2.5 178
2015 Total - A+ 24 2 2 0 0 0 4.91 3.2 7 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 2.18 .500 2.38 0.1 81
2015 Binghamton - AA 24 2 2 1 0 0 0.00 11.1 2 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0.35 .080 1.96 0.5 999
2015 Syracuse - AAA 24 15 14 7 4 0 2.19 90.1 69 25 22 6 31 94 0 0 1.11 .278 3.05 2.4 183
2017 Total - A+ 26 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.33 .250 3.20 0.1 133
2017 Syracuse - AAA 26 3 3 0 1 0 6.75 13.1 13 10 10 3 2 17 0 0 1.12 .323 4.03 0.2 60
2022 Springfield - AA 31 2 2 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 3 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 3.00 .375 5.77 -0.0 54
2022 Memphis - AAA 31 6 4 0 0 0 1.84 14.2 9 3 3 1 3 19 0 0 0.82 .250 2.31 0.5 215
2024 Springfield - AA 33 2 2 0 1 0 0.00 4.2 3 5 0 0 1 8 0 0 0.86 .300 0.41 0.3 999
2024 Memphis - AAA 33 7 7 0 1 0 3.91 23.0 24 11 10 2 5 19 0 0 1.26 .319 3.46 0.5 101
Total IL 31 28 7 6 0 2.87 141.1 115 49 45 12 41 149 0 0 1.10 .287 3.13 139.6
Total EL 14 14 7 5 0 1.97 82.1 68 23 18 3 16 79 1 0 1.02 .290 2.41 207.0
Total TL 4 4 0 1 0 2.57 7.0 6 7 2 0 5 11 0 0 1.57 .333 2.20 162.1
Total MWL 15 15 4 4 0 2.38 75.2 75 24 20 0 24 68 0 0 1.31 .336 2.55 168.1
Total APP 6 6 2 1 0 1.55 29.0 16 10 5 1 17 34 0 0 1.14 .227 3.17 257.8
Total FSL 21 21 5 6 0 2.62 106.1 86 36 31 4 38 121 1 1 1.17 .315 2.63 152.7
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 New York - MLB 24 3 3 0 1 0 3.77 14.1 17 6 6 0 4 13 0 0 1.47 .370 2.15 0.5 104
2025 St. Louis - MLB 34 3 1 1 1 0 6.00 6.0 7 4 4 1 0 6 0 0 1.17 .333 3.33 0.1 67
Total MLB 6 4 1 2 0 4.43 20.1 24 10 10 1 4 19 0 0 1.38 .359 2.50 89.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 New York - MLB P 6 6 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 35.2 1.51 0.0 .000
2016 New York - MLB P 22 22 4 27 3 32 1 .969 132.1 2.11 +0.2 .000
2017 New York - MLB P 13 13 1 13 1 15 1 .933 66.2 1.89 0.0 .000
2018 New York - MLB P 30 30 2 25 2 30 3 .900 154.0 1.58 -2.8 .000
2019 New York - MLB P 32 30 5 22 2 27 0 1.000 160.0 1.52 0.0 .000
2020 New York - MLB P 9 6 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 30.2 0.59 0.0 .000
2021 Toronto - MLB P 29 29 5 22 1 28 1 .964 150.2 1.61 -0.1 .000
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 15 10 2 7 0 10 1 .900 48.0 1.69 0.0 .000
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 25 17 10 12 1 23 1 .957 105.0 1.89 -0.9 .000
2024 St. Louis - MLB P 12 7 2 7 2 10 1 .900 44.0 1.84 +0.3 .000
2025 St. Louis - MLB P 52 15 1 5 0 7 1 .857 108.2 0.50 -0.3 1.042
2026 Houston - MLB P 48 15 5 7 0 14 2 .857 125.1 0.86 -0.3 .940
2027 Minnesota - MLB P 49 5 4 6 0 11 1 .909 93.2 0.96 -0.2 1.021
2028 Minnesota - MLB P 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.1 1.012
TOTAL P 349 205 42 162 13 217 13 .940 1264.2 1.45 -4.1 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
06/09/2009 Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ward Melville HS (East Setauket, NY).
01/12/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,625,000 with the New York Mets organization.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,000,000 with the New York Mets organization.
01/27/2021 Traded by the New York Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays for RHP Josh Winckowski, RHP Sean Reid-Foley and RHP Yennsy Diaz.
11/03/2021 Granted Free Agency.
11/30/2021 Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent.
11/01/2025 Wins the 2025 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/25/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/16/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,080,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
04/19/2026 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/09/2026 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
11/07/2026 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for SP Marco Raya and SP Jefrem Leon.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
03/04/2028 Injured on 03/02/2028, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2021 14 2
Year L Rank
2018 11 9
2020 5 8
Year HRA Rank
2018 25 9
2020 14 2
Year CG Rank
2019 1 4
Year SHO Rank
2019 1 2
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