Matt Gage

American baseball player (born 1993)

Baseball player
Matt Gage
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 95
Pitcher
Born: (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 31)
Johnstown, New York, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 6, 2022, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average1.83
Strikeouts20
Teams
  • Toronto Blue Jays (2022)
  • Houston Astros (2023)

Matthew Robert Gage (born February 11, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros.

Amateur career

A native of Johnstown, New York, Gage attended Broadalbin-Perth High School in Broadalbin, New York and played college baseball for Siena College. In three seasons with the Saints, Gage pitched to an 11–16 win–loss record, 3.99 earned run average (ERA), and 212 strikeouts in 2481⁄3 innings.[1] In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[2]

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants selected Gage in the 10th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona League Giants for the remainder of the 2014 season, appearing in 13 games and posting a 2–0 record, 1.89 ERA, and 32 strikeouts.[1] Gage began the 2015 season with the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets, and was later promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. In total, Gage went 6–7 with a 4.27 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 116 total innings.[1] He played the entire 2016 season with Richmond, making 23 starts and posting a 9–7 record, 3.38 ERA, and 106 strikeouts in 136 innings.[1] Gage made his Triple-A debut in 2017, appearing in games for Richmond and the Sacramento River Cats. In a career-high 1451⁄3 innings, he went 6–11 with a 4.21 ERA and 95 strikeouts,[1] and was named a mid-season All-Star for Richmond.[4] Gage began the 2018 season with Richmond, and made appearances in Sacramento, but struggled to a 6.45 ERA.[1] He was released by the Giants organization on July 13, 2018.[4]

New York Mets

On August 4, 2018, Gage signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization[4] and played for both the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies and the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. In total for 2018, he played 20 games and posted a 7–11 win–loss record, 5.16 ERA, and 80 strikeouts in 103 innings.[1]

Mexican and Independent leagues

On April 3, 2019, Gage signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. In 118 total innings, Gage went 10–4 with a 5.57 ERA and 106 strikeouts.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic's cancellation of the 2020 minor league season,[5] Gage played independent baseball with the Eastern Reyes del Tigre of the Constellation Energy League.[1] In 11 games, he recorded a 3.07 ERA with 16 strikeouts across 14+2⁄3 innings of work.[1]

Arizona Diamondbacks

In the offseason Gage played for the Venados de Mazatlán of the Mexican Pacific Winter League,[1] and on February 9, 2021, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[4] Now pitching exclusively as a reliever, Gage appeared in 43 games split between the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles and Triple-A Reno Aces. He posted a combined 4–1 record, 4.14 ERA, and 58 strikeouts in 452⁄3 innings.[1]

Toronto Blue Jays

After returning to the Venados in the offseason,[1] Gage signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on November 29, 2021, and was invited to spring training.[4] Matt Buschmann, the Blue Jays director of pitching development and bullpen coach, recommended the team sign Gage, a former teammate.[6] He began the season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he went 1–2 with a 1.08 ERA in 16+2⁄3 innings before being called-up.[7]

Gage was promoted to the majors for the first time on June 6, 2022, and made his debut that night with a scoreless inning of relief against the Kansas City Royals.[8] His first major league strikeout was of Kyle Isbel.[9] Gage made 11 total appearances for Toronto in his rookie campaign, logging a 1.38 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 13 innings pitched.[10]

On January 31, 2023, Gage was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays [11] and then released on February 6.[12]

Houston Astros

On February 13, 2023, Gage was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros[13][14] and optioned to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys to begin the 2023 season.[15] In 34 games for Sugar Land, he was 1–1 with a 4.82 ERA.[1] On May 2, he was recalled by the Astros to replace Luis García, who went on the injured list.[16] In five games for the Astros, Gage posted a 2.70 ERA with eight strikeouts across 6+2⁄3 innings of work.[10] On January 22, 2024, he was designated for assignment to make room for Josh Hader on the 40-man roster.[17]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On January 29, 2024, Gage was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees.[18] However, on February 5, the Yankees traded him and Christian Zazueta to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Caleb Ferguson.[19] Gage was optioned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to begin the 2024 season.[20]

Personal life

Gage's wife, Paige, played college softball at Siena College.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Matt Gage College, Amateur, Minor, Independent, Mexican & Winter League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "#36 Matthew Gage - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Shinder, Adam (July 9, 2021). "Everywhere Man: Broadalbin-Perth, Siena product Gage embraces the 'grind' of life in minor league baseball". The Daily Gazette.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Matt Gage Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "The untapped potential of 29-year-old Blue Jays rookie Matt Gage". Sportsnet.ca.
  7. ^ "Blue Jays add left-hander Matt Gage to active roster". Sportsnet. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Ghiroli, Brittany (June 24, 2022). "Blue Jays' 29-year-old rookie Matt Gage is finally living his big-league dream". The Athletic. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Box Score: June 6, 2022". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Matt Gage Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "Blue Jays' Matt Gage: Removed from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Blue Jays' Matt Gage: Handed walking papers". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Astros' Matt Gage: Scooped up by Houston". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  14. ^ "Matt Gage leaning on 'invisi-ball' after joining Astros".
  15. ^ "Astros' Matt Gage: Moves to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  16. ^ "Injuries & Moves: Garcia (right elbow) goes on IL". MLB.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  17. ^ "Astros' Matt Gage: Jettisoned from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  18. ^ "Yankees Claim Matt Gage Off Waivers From Astros". MLB Trade Rumors. January 29, 2024.
  19. ^ Kuty, Brendan and Ken Rosenthal (February 5, 2024). "Dodgers trade reliever Caleb Ferguson to Yankees". The Athletic. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "Dodgers' Matt Gage: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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