Matt Howard (baseball)
| Matt Howard | |
|---|---|
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: September 22, 1967 Fall River, Massachusetts | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 17, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 19, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .204 |
| Runs | 9 |
| Hits | 11 |
| Teams | |
Matthew Christopher Howard (born September 22, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played during one season at the major league level for the New York Yankees.
Howard attended Pepperdine University. In 1988 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[1][2] He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 34th round of the 1989 MLB Draft.
Howard played his first professional season with the Rookie league Great Falls Dodgers in 1989, and his last season with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Triple-A affiliates, the Nashville Sounds, in 1999.
References
[edit]- ^ "Major League Baseball Players from the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Caps' Dave Staton Heads List of Cape League East Stars". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 12, 1988. p. 22.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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