Joe Mather

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Joe Mather

St. Louis Cardinals — No. 62
Outfielder
Born: July 23, 1982 (1982-07-23) (age 25)
Sandpoint, Idaho
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
May 30, 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Selected MLB statistics
(through June 05, 2008)
Hits     6
Doubles     0
Batting average     .280
Home runs     1
Runs batted in     3
Slugging percentage     .440
Teams

Joseph T. Mather (born July 23, 1982 in Sandpoint, Idaho) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is 6' 4", 195 lbs.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] St. Louis Cardinals

On May 30, 2008, Mather was promoted from Triple-A to the Major league club after outfielder Chris Duncan was optioned to Triple-A.[1] In 38 games with the Memphis Redbirds before his promotion, Mather hit .315 with 12 home runs, 24 RBI, and slugged .671.[2] On the same day as his call-up, he was in the starting lineup as the right fielder for the Cardinals. He picked up his first major league hit and RBI in the 7th inning, driving in the game-winning run. He has the nickname "Joey Bombs" which he earned in Double-A Springfield.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Matthew Leach (2008-05-30). Cards demote Duncan, bring up Mather: Struggling outfielder sent to Triple-A to make room for phenom. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
  2. ^ Joe Mather (statistics). MiLB.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
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St. Louis Cardinals current roster

3 César Izturis | 4 Yadier Molina | 5 Albert Pujols | 7 Adam Kennedy | 8 Troy Glaus | 12 Aaron Miles | 13 Brendan Ryan | 21 Jason LaRue | 24 Rick Ankiel | 26 Kyle Lohse | 27 Ron Villone | 31 Ryan Franklin | 34 Randy Flores | 36 Russ Springer | 37 Todd Wellemeyer | 41 Braden Looper | 46 Kyle McClellan | 47 Ryan Ludwick | 54 Brian Barton | 55 Skip Schumaker | 62 Joe Mather | 63 Chris Perez | 67 Mark Worrell | 68 Mitchell Boggs

Inactive (40-man) roster: 16 Chris Duncan | 23 Anthony Reyes | 59 Rico Washington | 64 Jason Motte | 65 Mike Parisi | 70 Jarrett Hoffpauir | 77 Blake Hawksworth | 86 Cody Haerther

Disabled list: 19 Tyler Johnson | 29 Chris Carpenter | 30 Mark Mulder | 33 Matt Clement | 35 Joel Piñeiro | 43 Juan Encarnación | 44 Jason Isringhausen | 48 Brad Thompson | 50 Adam Wainwright | 52 Josh Kinney | 56 Kelvin Jiménez

Coaching Staff: Manager 10 Tony La Russa | Bench Coach 49 Joe Pettini | 1st Base Coach 39 Dave McKay | 3rd Base Coach 11 José Oquendo | Hitting Coach 15 Hal McRae | Pitching Coach 18 Dave Duncan | Bullpen Coach 38 Marty Mason | Special Instructor 20 Lou Brock | Special Instructor 45 Bob Gibson | Special Assistant 2 Red Schoendienst
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