Matt Marksberry
| Matt Marksberry | |||
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 56 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: August 25, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 31, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.01 | ||
| Strikeouts | 21 | ||
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Matthew Gates Marksberry (born August 25, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Early life
Marksberry was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 25, 1990 to father Bob and mother Sandra. He attended Glen Este High School.[1][2]
Career
Marksberry played college baseball at Campbell University. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
He started the 2015 season with the Single A Carolina Mudcats and was later promoted to the Triple A Gwinnett Braves, without having played at the Double A level.[4] After eleven games with Gwinnett, Marksberry was called up to the majors for the first time on July 30, 2015 and made his MLB debut the next day, pitching 1 1⁄3 innings.[5][6]
Marksberry was invited to spring training in 2016, but did not make Opening Day roster.[7] He was sent to the Double A Mississippi Braves to start the season, and recalled on April 23.[8] He made an appearance against the New York Mets, then was optioned to Gwinnett after the game.[9]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Matt Marksberry on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cincinnati, Ohio
- Baseball players from Ohio
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Atlanta Braves players
- Campbell Fighting Camels baseball players
- Danville Braves players
- Rome Braves players
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Carolina Mudcats players
- Gwinnett Braves players
