Matt Capps
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Capps with the Minnesota Twins
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| Free agent | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: September 3, 1983 Douglasville, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 16, 2005, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 29–33 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.52 | ||
| Strikeouts | 319 | ||
| Saves | 138 | ||
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Matthew "Matt" Dicus Capps (born September 3, 1983) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. He is a 2002 graduate of Alexander High School in Douglasville, Georgia, where he lettered in football, basketball, cross-country and baseball before receiving a scholarship to Louisiana State University. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins.
Capps was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was a starting pitcher until 2004, never advancing above A-level in the minor leagues.
In 2005, he was converted to a relief pitcher and began to show signs of success. Though he started the season at A-level Hickory, he was promoted mid-season to the AA Altoona Curve and later to the AAA Indianapolis Indians for the International League playoffs. After Indianapolis's season ended, he was promoted to the Pirates on September 16 and made his debut that night.
The beginning of the 2006 season saw Capps break spring training with the Pirates. At first, Capps saw time only in safe situations, but, as the season wore on, he established himself as one of the most consistent and effective relievers in the Pittsburgh bullpen. Although only a rookie, Capps appeared many times as the Pirates' set-up man to closers Mike González and Salomón Torres.
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