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Matt Bush

Positions: Relief Pitcher and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 193lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: February 8, 1986 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mission Bay HS (San Diego, CA).

High School: Mission Bay HS (San Diego, CA)

Last Game: June 30, 2023 (Age 37-142d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season

Agents: Full Circle Sports Management • Previously: The Legacy Agency

National Team: us USA (18U,16U)

Full Name: Matthew Brian Bush

Nicknames: Matty Ice

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

3.75

217

211.0

227

WHIP

1.204

2018 Player Pitching Game Log

2018 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2018-03-29	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	11	6	1	0	2	1	0
2	2018-03-31	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Houston Astros	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	10	5	1	0	2	0	1
3	2018-04-02	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	2	1	1	1	1	0
4	2018-04-05	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Oakland Athletics	7-7		0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	5	0	2	0	1	1	0
5	2018-04-06	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Toronto Blue Jays	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	26	18	4	3	3	2	0	1
6	2018-04-09	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Los Angeles Angels	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	11	4	2	2	1	1	0
7	2018-04-11	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Los Angeles Angels	6-6		1.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	21	10	2	0	1	3	1	0
8	2018-04-14	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	2	1	3	0	0	0
9	2018-04-17	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	3	1	1	2	0	0
10	2018-04-21	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Seattle Mariners	6-6		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
11	2018-04-22	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Seattle Mariners	7-7		0.1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	8	3	1	1	2	0	0
12	2018-04-23	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Oakland Athletics	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	2018-04-24	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Oakland Athletics	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12	6	0	2	1	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
14	2018-04-28	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Memphis Redbirds	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	1	1	2	1	1	0
15	2018-05-01	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	New Orleans Baby Cakes	8-9	L	1.1	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	32	19	3	8	4	1	0	1
16	2018-05-04	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Iowa Cubs	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	5	5	0	1	0	0
17	2018-05-06	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		Iowa Cubs	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	9	2	2	1	1	1	0
18	2018-05-10	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express		New Orleans Baby Cakes	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	16	8	3	0	1	2	0	0
19	2018-05-12	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Iowa Cubs	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	12	2	3	0	0	0	0
20	2018-05-15	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	Iowa Cubs	8-8	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	16	2	3	1	2	2	0
21	2018-05-19	AAA-PCL	Round Rock Express	@	New Orleans Baby Cakes	6-6		1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	16	4	3	1	2	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to Maj-AL
22	2018-05-21	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		New York Yankees	6-7		1.2	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	36	21	7	6	1	4	3	0
23	2018-05-24	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Kansas City Royals	7-9		2.2	3	2	2	1	2	0	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	43	28	7	7	6	3	1	1
24	2018-05-29	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Seattle Mariners	5-6		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	2	2	0	3	3	0
25	2018-05-31	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Seattle Mariners	6-7		2.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	33	19	6	0	6	5	4	0
26	2018-06-06	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Oakland Athletics	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	11	1	3	2	2	1	0
27	2018-06-08	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Houston Astros	6-7		2.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	42	27	8	1	5	3	1	0
28	2018-06-12	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	16	2	1	1	1	0	0
29	2018-06-13	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	11-11		0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	5	1	1	1	0	0	0

2018 Player Pitching Splits

2018 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	29	148	124	15	32	8	1	3	1	1	18	33	.258	.356	.411	.768	.322	51	1	2	2	2	0

Home	16	88	70	11	16	6	1	2	1	1	14	18	.229	.364	.429	.792	.269	30	0	2	0	2	0
Away	13	60	54	4	16	2	0	1	0	0	4	15	.296	.345	.389	.734	.395	21	1	0	2	0	0

March	2	11	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	3	.143	.455	.286	.740	.250	2	0	0	0	0	0
April	12	44	37	5	8	2	1	2	1	0	5	8	.216	.318	.487	.805	.214	18	1	1	0	1	0
May	11	73	62	7	18	3	0	0	0	1	7	19	.290	.366	.339	.705	.409	21	0	1	2	1	0
June	4	20	18	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	2	3	.278	.350	.556	.906	.286	10	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	29	148	124	15	32	8	1	3	1	1	18	33	.258	.356	.411	.768	.322	51	1	2	2	2	0

vs RHB as RHP	29	96	82		24	5	1	3			10	21	.293	.368	.488	.856	.350	40	1	1	1	2	0
vs LHB as RHP	23	52	42		8	3	0	0			8	12	.191	.333	.262	.595	.267	11	0	1	1	0	0

Bases Empty	25	67	55		13	2	0	1			11	14	.236	.373	.327	.700	.300	18	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	26	81	69		19	6	1	2			7	19	.275	.342	.478	.820	.340	33	1	1	2	2	0

vs. Younger Batters	29	122	102		24	5	0	3			15	32	.235	.333	.373	.706	.304	38	1	1	2	2	0
vs. Older Batters	16	26	22		8	3	1	0			3	1	.364	.462	.591	1.052	.381	13	0	1	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	1	1	.500	3.94	29	0	0	32.0	32	15	14	3	18	0	33	2	0	0	148	1.563	9.3	1.83

Home	0	0		4.74	16	0	0	19.0	16	11	10	2	14	0	18	2	0	0	88	1.579	8.5	1.29
Away	1	1	.500	2.77	13	0	0	13.0	16	4	4	1	4	0	15	0	0	0	60	1.539	10.4	3.75

March	0	0		4.50	2	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	11	2.500	13.5	0.75
April	0	0		3.48	12	0	0	10.1	8	5	4	2	5	0	8	1	0	0	44	1.258	7.0	1.60
May	1	1	.500	4.02	11	0	0	15.2	18	7	7	0	7	0	19	1	0	0	73	1.596	10.9	2.71
June	0	0		4.50	4	0	0	4.0	5	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	20	1.750	6.8	1.50

As Reliever	1	1	.500	3.94	29	0	0	32.0	32	15	14	3	18	0	33	2	0	0	148	1.563	9.3	1.83

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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