Matt Bush 51 P
Texas Rangers
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Matthew Brian Bush
- Age: 31 (February 8, 1986)
- Birthplace: San Diego, CA
- Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 5' 9" Wt: 180
- Draft: Round 1 (2004, SD)
- MLB Debut: 05/13/2016
- School: Mission Bay, San Diego, CA
Matt Bush Stats Summary
Matt Bush Career Stats
Matt Bush News
- Rangers call up former top pick Bush
- Riders rally for another win in San Antonio
- Payano hurls gem as Riders shut out Missions
- Riders knock off San Antonio for third straight day
- First-inning runs not enough for Riders in low-scoring loss
- Pena pitches 5 2/3 hitless innings in win
- Bush returns to mound, holds Cubs hitless
- Rangers sign former top overall pick Bush
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May 13, 2016 | Texas Rangers selected the contract of RHP Matt Bush from Frisco RoughRiders. |
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March 23, 2016 | RHP Matt Bush assigned to Texas Rangers. |
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December 30, 2015 | RHP Matt Bush assigned to Frisco RoughRiders. |
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December 18, 2015 | Texas Rangers signed free agent RHP Matt Bush to a minor league contract. |
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October 5, 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays released RHP Matt Bush. |
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March 30, 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays placed RHP Matt Bush on the restricted list. |
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March 18, 2012 | Tampa Bay Rays optioned Matt Bush to Durham Bulls. |
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October 1, 2011 | Matt Bush roster status changed by Tampa Bay Rays. |
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September 7, 2011 | Matt Bush assigned to Durham Bulls from Montgomery Biscuits. |
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September 7, 2011 | Durham Bulls activated RHP Matt Bush. |
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September 5, 2011 | Matt Bush roster status changed by Durham Bulls. |
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March 11, 2011 | Tampa Bay Rays optioned Matt Bush to Montgomery Biscuits. |
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November 6, 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of Matt Bush from Charlotte Stone Crabs. |
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September 14, 2010 | Matt Bush roster status changed by Charlotte Stone Crabs. |
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August 20, 2010 | Charlotte Stone Crabs placed RHP Matt Bush on the 7-day disabled list. |
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August 14, 2010 | Charlotte Stone Crabs activated RHP Matt Bush from the 7-day disabled list. |
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July 29, 2010 | sent RHP Matt Bush on a rehab assignment to GCL Rays. |
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June 20, 2010 | Charlotte Stone Crabs placed RHP Matt Bush on the 7-day disabled list. Left oblique strain |
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June 1, 2010 | Charlotte Stone Crabs activated RHP Matt Bush from the 7-day disabled list. |
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May 7, 2010 | Charlotte Stone Crabs placed RHP Matt Bush on the 7-day disabled list. |
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April 28, 2010 | RHP Matt Bush assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs. |
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January 25, 2010 | Durham Bulls signed free agent RHP Matt Bush. |
Matt Bush Awards and Honors
Matt Bush 51 P
- Full Name: Matthew Brian Bush
- Born: February 8, 1986
- Age: 31
- Birthplace: San Diego, CA
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Height: 5' 9"
- Weight: 180
- Draft: Round 1 (2004, SD)
- School: Mission Bay, San Diego, CA
- MLB Debut: 05/13/2016
Selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round (first overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. ...Was the second San Diego native taken by the Padres with their No. 1 pick (Bob Geren, 1979) ...Released from the Hamilton Correctional Institution in Jasper, Florida on Oct. 30, 2015 after serving a 51 month prison sentence. ...Pleaded no contest to a charge of driving under the influence with serious bodily injury on Dec. 18, 2012, stemming from a March 22, 2012 hit and run DUI arrest. Bush hit a motorcyclist, fled and had a blood alcohol percentage of .180, police said. underwent surgery on his right radial nerve after the 2010 season. ...Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a free agent, Jan. 25, 2010. ...Underwent Tommy John surgery in August 2007 and missed all of 2008. ...Converted from a shortstop to pitcher in June 2007.