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    MattThornton

    • Relief Pitcher
    • 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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                        Athletics' Ryan Lasko in stable condition after back surgery

                        Athletics' Ryan Lasko in stable condition after back surgery

                        Athletics prospect Ryan Lasko was in stable condition after undergoing back surgery Tuesday night following a scary collision with minor league teammate Devin Taylor during a Double-A game in Frisco, Texas.
                        Dansby Swanson hits 3 homers, 8 RBIs as Cubs torch Padres 23-3

                        Dansby Swanson hits 3 homers, 8 RBIs as Cubs torch Padres 23-3

                        Dansby Swanson's historic day included a grand slam and the most RBIs by a Cubs player since Sammy Sosa had nine in 2002.
                        Giants 3B Chapman goes on 10-day IL with strained abdominal

                        Giants 3B Chapman goes on 10-day IL with strained abdominal

                        Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, who left Tuesday's loss to Arizona because of an abdominal strain, went on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
                        New York Mets vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Game Highlights

                        New York Mets vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Game Highlights

                        New York Mets vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Game Highlights
                        Sean Keys hits 1st career home run as Blue Jays beat slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day matinee

                        Sean Keys hits 1st career home run as Blue Jays beat slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day matinee

                        — Sean Keys hit his first career home run, Myles Straw added a pinch-hit shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 9-3 in a Canada Day matinee Wednesday.
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