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    MattThornton

    • Relief Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      9/15/1976
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Centreville, MI
    • Birthdate
      9/15/1976
    • BAT/THR
      Left/Left
    • Birthplace
      Centreville, MI
    • College
      Grand Valley State

    Career Stats

    • SV
      23
      ERA
      3.41
      K
      642
      WHIP
      1.28
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                        New York Mets re-sign pitcher Robert Stock, 36, to one-year contract

                        The New York Mets re-signed pitcher Robert Stock, a 36-year-old veteran right-hander who earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, to a one-year contract Friday.
                        D-backs' Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery, should be ready for spring training

                        D-backs' Corbin Carroll has elbow surgery, should be ready for spring training

                        Corbin Carroll had surgery on his right elbow this week and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training in February, the Diamondbacks said.
                        Witness: Clase 'inside' pitch info dried up amid Mizuhara case fallout

                        Witness: Clase 'inside' pitch info dried up amid Mizuhara case fallout

                        A witness said that the inside info he used to bet on Clase pitches dried up due to increased scrutiny from the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter.
                        Sources: Mariners to hire Yankees' Tanner Swanson as bench coach

                        Sources: Mariners to hire Yankees' Tanner Swanson as bench coach

                        Yankees catching coach and field coordinator Tanner Swanson is joining the Mariners' staff as bench coach, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday.
                        Blue Jays: Anthony Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team

                        Blue Jays: Anthony Santander's anti-Muslim posts don't represent team

                        The Toronto Blue Jays say a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by Anthony Santander on the right-fielder's social media account do not represent the team's values and beliefs.
                        What Yankees, Mets can do this winter to meet their 2027 goals

                        What Yankees, Mets can do this winter to meet their 2027 goals

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