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Matt Stites
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (1990-05-28) May 28, 1990 (age 34)
Festus, Missouri
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 19, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average7.13
Strikeouts32
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Matthew Steven Stites (born May 28, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Career

Stites attended Festus High School in Festus, Missouri. He then enrolled at Jefferson College, where he was named a junior college All-American while playing for their baseball team. The Chicago Cubs selected Stites in the 2010 MLB Draft,[1] Stites opted not to sign, and instead transferred to the University of Missouri, where he played for the Missouri Tigers baseball team.

The San Diego Padres selected Stites in the 17th round of the 2011 MLB Draft.[2][3] They traded Stites with Joe Thatcher to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Ian Kennedy on July 31, 2013.[4] He missed the remainder of the 2013 season following an emergency appendectomy.[5]

On June 19, 2014, Stites was recalled to Arizona's roster, replacing Tony Campana.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Stites: It's a no-lose situation". SuburbanJournals. June 29, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Corlija, Melvin (June 8, 2011). "Padres choose Matt Stites - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Baseball". Columbiatribune.com. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "Four Tigers selected in MLB Draft – The Maneater". Themaneater.com. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Sports (July 31, 2013). "Diamondbacks deal Ian Kennedy to Padres". Usatoday.com. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/20130805matt-stites-could-powerful-addition-arizona-diamondbacks-bullpen.html
  6. ^ "D-backs select Matt Stites from Reno, option Tony Campana to Reno". D-backs Press Release. June 19, 2014.

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