Matt Tuiasosopo

Tuiasosopo with the Detroit Tigers

Atlanta Braves

Utility player

Born: May 10, 1986 (age 30)
Bellevue, Washington

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

September 5, 2008, for the Seattle Mariners

MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)

Batting average

.207

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

Matthew P. Tuiasosopo (born May 10, 1986) is an American professional baseball utility player in the Atlanta Braves organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers.

Tuiasosopo played for the Woodinville West Little League at the 1998 Little League Western Regional Tournament in San Bernardino, California. Woodinville West lost to Cypress Federal in a championship game that lasted 7 innings. This is the farthest WWLL has made it into the Little League All Star Tournament.

Tuiasosopo signed a professional baseball contract after graduating from Woodinville High School. Although he chose baseball, Tuiasosopo had a promising high school football career. He was selected to play in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Before signing as a professional baseball player, he signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of Washington.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Tuiasosopo 93rd overall in the third round in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his pro career with the Peoria Mariners in 2004, hitting a solo home run in first career-at bat on July 10. Tuiasosopo hit safely in 18 of 20 games and reached base safely in 19 of 20 games. He had a 13-game hit streak, hitting .467 from July 10–25, and tied for the team lead in home runs with four. On August 5, he was promoted to the Everett AquaSox. At the end of the season he participated in the 2004 Arizona Instructional League.

In 2005, he was with Seattle's Low-A affiliate, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. He hit .276 with three home runs and 45 runs batted in. He was ranked number 36 on Minor League News' annual Fab 50.

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