Matt Maysey

Matthew Samuel Maysey (born January 8, 1967) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched two games for the Montreal Expos in 1992 and 23 games for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993.

Matt Maysey
Pitcher
Born: (1967-01-08) January 8, 1967
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 8, 1992, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1993, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Games pitched25
Win–Loss record1–2
Earned run average5.55
Strikeouts11
Teams

Maysey was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB draft from Alief Hastings High School in Houston, Texas.[1] After toiling in San Diego's farm system for several years, he was released on Valentine's Day 1991. He was signed by the Montreal Expos less than a month later.[2] In 1992, he was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time when Moisés Alou suffered a hamstring injury.[3] He made his MLB debut at Dodger Stadium on July 8, 1992 in a game that was rescheduled due to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. He surrendered a walk-off single to Dave Hansen in extra innings.[4] Maysey would appear in only one more game for the Expos that season on the following day, pitching two innings in a winning effort against the San Francisco Giants.[5]

Maysey was granted free agency by the Expos following the season and signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on November 24, 1992.[2] He was promoted from the New Orleans Zephyrs in July 1993 following an injury to Milwaukee pitcher Bill Wegman.[6]

On August 24, 1993, Maysey recorded his first hit and his first pitching win in the same game.[7] After ten players and coaches were ejected in a bench-clearing brawl,[8] Maysey pitched a scoreless 13th inning and then recorded a clutch two-out single in the bottom half of the inning before Dave Nilsson won the game with a line drive single.[9] He recorded his first and final MLB save on September 3 at the Kingdome.[10]

After 1993, Maysey spent two seasons in Triple-A with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His 1996 season, spent with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League and two different Prairie League teams, would be his final in professional baseball.[11]

His stepson, Connor Wong, was selected in the third round of the 2017 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[12] As of 2019, Maysey is one of only 90 players with a career MLB batting average of 1.000.[13]

References
  1. "7th Round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. "Matt Maysey Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Reds protest suspensions". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. July 8, 1992. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "Montreal Expos at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score, July 8, 1992". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "Matt Maysey 1992 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "The Los Angeles Dodgers will wear a..." Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 9, 1993. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. Steve78 (April 18, 2012). "Matt Maysey, Two Firsts - 505". The Greatest 21 Days. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "BREWERS STOP ATHLETICS IN WILD 13-INNING AFFAIR". Deseret News. Associated Press. 25 August 1993. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "Oakland Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score, August 24, 1993". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. "Matt Maysey 1993 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. "Matt Maysey Minor, Mexican, CPBL & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  12. Dunnam, Ted (13 June 2017). "MLB draft: Pearland's Connor Wong selected by Dodgers". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. "Batting Season & Career Finder". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2020.


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