Matt_Wotherspoon

Matt Wotherspoon

Matt Wotherspoon

American baseball player

Matt Mark Wotherspoon (born October 6, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles.

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Career

Amateur

Wotherspoon graduated from Crestwood High School in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he played college baseball for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees selected Wotherspoon in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB draft. He signed and spent 2014 with the Staten Island Yankees[1] where he had a 2–3 win-loss record with a 1.97 earned run average (ERA) in 32 innings pitched in relief. In 2015, Wotherspoon pitched for the Charleston RiverDogs, the Tampa Yankees, and the Trenton Thunder[2] pitching to a 5–4 record and 4.05 ERA in 23 games, with 17 games started. In 2016, he played for Trenton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders,[3] compiling a 6–2 record, 2.50 ERA, and 1.11 WHIP in 36 games. He began 2017 with Trenton and was later promoted back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Baltimore Orioles

The Yankees traded Wotherspoon to the Orioles on July 2, 2017, for international signing bonus money. The Orioles assigned him to the Norfolk Tides[4] and he finished the season there. In 67+2⁄3 relief innings between Trenton, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and Norfolk, he was 6–2 with a 2.00 ERA and 79 strikeouts.[5] He pitched in 39 games for Norfolk in 2018, with 12 games started, and finished the season with a 4.60 ERA.[6]

2019

The Orioles promoted Wotherspoon to the major leagues on April 3, 2019.[7] He made his debut that afternoon, allowing three earned runs in two innings of relief, and was optioned back to Norfolk after the game.[6][8] On April 6, 2019, Wotherspoon was outrighted off the roster to Triple-A.[9] The Orioles selected his contract on June 22.[10] On July 2, he was designated for assignment.[11] On August 19, Baltimore released Wotherspoon.[12]

Detroit Tigers

On August 23, 2019, the Detroit Tigers signed Wotherspoon to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.[13] Wotherspoon became a minor league free agent on November 7, 2019.[14]

Personal life

After the 2015 season, Wotherspoon worked to complete his undergraduate degree at Wilkes University. He now resides in mountain top pa were he lives under the radar out of the spotlight [15]

References

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    Donnie Collins. "Wotherspoon working way up with Yankees". Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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    Hennigan, Shane. "RAILRIDERS: Confident Wotherspoon motivated to succeed". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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    "Times Leader – Crestwood grad Matt Wotherspoon debuts in SWB RailRiders blowout". Times Leader. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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    "Crestwood grad and SWB RailRiders reliever Matt Wotherspoon traded to Baltimore Orioles". Times Leader. July 2, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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    "Matt Wotherspoon Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Orioles add right-hander Matt Wotherspoon, designate right-hander Pedro Araujo for assignment". Baltimore Sun. February 16, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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    Brown, Mark (March 4, 2019). "Orioles add Matt Wotherspoon to bullpen, designate Pedro Araujo for assignment". Camden Chat. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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    "Crestwood grad Matt Wotherspoon reflects on Wednesday's Baltimore Orioles call-up". April 4, 2019.
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    Steve Adams (April 8, 2019). "Orioles Outright Matt Wotherspoon". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  10. [10]
    Derek Levarse (June 23, 2019). "Baltimore Orioles add Crestwood's Wotherspoon to 40-man roster for call-up". timesleader.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Orioles on deck: Roster moves". The Baltimore Sun. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  12. [12]
    Jeff Todd (August 19, 2019). "Orioles Release Matt Wotherspoon, Josh Lucas". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Tigers' Matt Wotherspoon: Picked up by Detroit". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  14. [14]
    Woodbery, Evan (November 7, 2019). "Tigers' minor-league free agents include 5 who played in Detroit in 2019". mlive. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  15. [15]
    "Matthew Wotherspoon: From the pitcher's mound to the classroom". The Beacon. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
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