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Matt Frisbee

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Matt Frisbee
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 28)
Candler, North Carolina
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Matthew D. Frisbee (born November 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Frisbee was born and grew up in Candler, North Carolina, and attended Enka High School. In 2014 he averaged 1.24 strikeouts per inning. In 2015 he had an ERA of 2.79 in 37.2 innings pitched with 50 strikeouts, and batted .385. He was named All-America Honorable Mention, All-Atlantic Region Second Team by Perfect Game, and all-conference his sophomore and junior seasons.[1]

Frisbee played college baseball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans for three seasons. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] As a junior, he was named first team All-Southern Conference and the conference Pitcher of the Year after posting a record of 10–2 (his 10 wins tying for the league lead) over 15 starts with a 3.45 ERA and 116 strikeouts (3rd) in 91.1 innings pitched (11.4 strikeouts per 9 innings).[3]

Frisbee was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] He was assigned to the Class A Short Season Salem-Keizer Volcanoes after signing with the team.[5] Frisbee began the 2019 season with the Class A Augusta GreenJackets before he was promoted to the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League, where he went 9–8 with a 3.17 ERA in 116.1 innings in which he struck out 131 batters (6th in the league) with 1.7 walks and 10.1 strikeouts per 9 innings and was named the team's pitcher of the year.[6][7]

Frisbee began the 2021 season with the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels, with whom he was 5–4 with a 3.77 ERA.[8] He was promoted to the AAA Sacramento River Cats, with whom he was 1–6 with a 7.64 ERA.[9] In 2022 with Richmond he was 6–10 with a 5.16 ERA in 27 games (26 starts; 2nd in the league) spanning 139.2 innings in which he had 132 strikeouts (4th).[10] He became a free agent after the 2024 season.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Matt Frisbee - 2018 - Baseball". UNC Greensboro.
  2. ^ "#33 Matthew Frisbee – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "UNC-Greensboro's Matt Frisbee, Andrew Moritz earn All-America honors". News & Record. May 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "Former Enka standout Matt Frisbee drafted by the Giants". Asheville Citizen-Times. June 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Sanchez, Mark W. (March 4, 2021). "Behind Giants prospect's quiet progress: gym-building, new pitch and surprise camp call". KNBR.
  6. ^ "2019 California League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Five Giants prospects who are underrated coming off big 2019 seasons". RSN. May 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Lockard, Melissa (May 24, 2021). "Giants minor-league notebook: Matt Frisbee dominating for Richmond; Caleb Kilian nearly perfect for Eugene". The Athletic.
  9. ^ Sanchez, Mark W. (May 31, 2021). "Source: Giants promoting sizzling pitching prospect, who will be one step away from majors". KNBR.
  10. ^ "Matt Frisbee College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2024). "Minor League Free Agents 2024". Baseball America. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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