Matt Albers
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Albers pitching for the Chicago White Sox in 2016
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| Washington Nationals – No. 43 | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: January 20, 1983 Houston, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 25, 2006, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 29–37 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.38 | ||
| Strikeouts | 419 | ||
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Matthew James Albers (born January 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox.
In 2001, Matt Albers graduated William P. Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas. That year, in the 2001 MLB Draft, the Astros took him in the 23rd round.
Matt Albers worked his way up through the minor leagues and started 2006 at Double-A Corpus Christi, where he went 10–2 with an 2.17 ERA.
In late July 2006, the Astros called him up to the Major Leagues. Matt Albers pitched a few games in relief, then made his first Major League start against the San Diego Padres on August 3, 2006.
When Matt Albers was sent back down shortly after the San Diego start, it was to AAA Round Rock. Matt returned to the Majors when rosters expanded on September 1.
In 2006, Matt Albers was named Texas League Pitcher of the Year.
Matt Albers got his first Major League win on May 5, 2007 against the Cardinals when he pitched seven and a third innings without giving up a run.
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