Matt Clark (baseball)
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Clark with the Chunichi Dragons
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| Orix Buffaloes | |||
| First baseman | |||
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Born: December 10, 1986 West Covina, California |
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| Professional debut | |||
| NPB: 2013, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| MLB: September 2, 2014, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Batting average | .185 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 7 | ||
| NPB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .234 | ||
| Home runs | 27 | ||
| Runs batted in | 74 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Pan American Games | ||
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2011 Guadalajara | National team |
Matthew Terry "Matt" Clark (born December 10, 1986) is an American professional baseball first baseman who currently plays for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Chunichi Dragons (NPB). Prior to beginning his professional career, he played college baseball at UC Santa Barbara and Louisiana State University. Clark has also competed for the United States national baseball team.
Clark attended Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It was announced on November 18, 2004 that Clark had signed with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team and enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Clark played in 44 games as a true freshman and hit 2 home runs for the Gauchos. He left Santa Barbara after his freshman year and continued his collegiate career at Riverside Community College, where he was named a Junior college First-Team All-American in 2007. Clark was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round (848th overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, but did not sign.
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