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Matt Chapman
Oakland Athletics – No. 26
Third baseman
Born: (1993-04-28) April 28, 1993 (age 31)
Victorville, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 15, 2017, for the Oakland Athletics
Teams

Matt James Chapman (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Chapman attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California,[1] and California State University, Fullerton, where he played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. The Oakland Athletics selected Chapman in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft.[2][3][4]

He played with the Rookie Arizona League Athletics, Class A Beloit Snappers, and Double-A Midland RockHounds in 2014. His entire 2015 season was spent with the Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports. Chapman was invited to major league Spring Training with the Athletics in 2016. He began the season with Double-A Midland, and was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in August. He was selected as the Texas League Player of the Year for 2016.[5] He finished the 2016 season batting .237 with 36 home runs and 96 RBI's.[6][7][8] Chapman started the 2017 season playing for Triple-A Nashville.[9] He suffered a wrist injury on a check swing in the first series of the season and spent two weeks on the disabled list.[10]

Chapman was promoted to the Athletics on June 15, 2017, to make his major league debut that night.[11]

References

  1. ^ http://www.ocregister.com/2014/06/11/el-toro-high-grad-chapman-is-oaklands-no-1-choice-in-baseball-draft/
  2. ^ Shea, John. "UPDATE: A's pick Matt Chapman". Blog.sfgate.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Oakland A's draft Cal State Fullerton third baseman Matt Chapman with No. 25 pick". Mercurynews.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "A's select third baseman Chapman in first round". MLB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Dykstra, Sam (August 31, 2016). "Chapman, De Jong take top Texas honors". MILB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Slusser, Susan (March 25, 2017). "Nolan Arenado taught A's Matt Chapman his defensive skills". SFGate.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Lee, Jane (January 17, 2017). "Chapman enters 2017 with momentum from healthy year". MLB.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Matt Chapman Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  9. ^ Stiglich, Joe (February 23, 2017). "Patience is A's motto with touted 3B prospect Matt Chapman". CSNBayArea.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  10. ^ Lockard, Melissa (April 22, 2017). "Oakland A's MLN: Sonny Gray rehabs, Matt Chapman returns". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  11. ^ Lee, Jane (June 15, 2017). "A's promote prospect Chapman from Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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