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Revision as of 01:30, 7 October 2010
| Joe Mather | |
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| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 22 | |
| Outfielder / Third Baseman | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 30, 2008, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics (through 2008) | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 18 |
| Teams | |
Joseph Paul Mather (born July 23, 1982) is an American major league baseball outfielder and third baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals. He earned the nickname "Joey Bombs" while with in Double-A Springfield Cardinals.
Early and personal life
Mather was born on July 23, 1982, in Template:City-state. At Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee, Arizona, he was an All-State performer in baseball. He also set the school record for the most RBI and home runs in a career.[1] Mather also earned nicknames such as "Jo-Jo" and Joe Cotton Mather, a reference to the 17th century puritan minister.
Professional playing career
Minor leagues
In 38 games with the Memphis Redbirds before his promotion to the St. Louis Cardinals, Mather hit .315 with 12 home runs, 24 RBI, and slugged .671.[2]
St. Louis Cardinals
On May 30, 2008, Mather was promoted from Triple-A to the Major league club after outfielder Chris Duncan was optioned to Triple-A . On the same day as his call-up, he was in the starting lineup as the right fielder for the Cardinals. He picked up his first major league hit and RBI in the 7th inning, driving in the game-winning run.
He was the last man cut in April 2009, for the team to get to the 25-man roster before Opening Day (Apr. 6).[3]
On April 17, 2010, Mather came in for a stint as pitcher in the 19th and 20th innings against the New York Mets, picking up the loss in the game when the Mets won 2-1 in the 20th.
Mather was sent back to the minors.
References
- ^ "Mather, '01 MP grad, makes Major League debut". Ahwatukee.com. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
- ^ "Joe Mather (statistics)". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ Barden, Rasmus, Freese make Cards: Mather optioned to Minor League camp to complete roster (April 2)
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Mather player profile at Scout.com
- http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/sections/sports/sports/article_288564.php
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-79854352.html
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- Peoria Chiefs players
- New Jersey Cardinals players
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- Baseball players from Idaho
- People from Bonner County, Idaho