American baseball player (born 1995)
Baseball player
Matthew Albert Batten
(born June 22, 1995) is an American
professional baseball
infielder
for the
San Diego Padres
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Early life
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Batten was a member of the Shelton National Little League team that represented
Shelton, Connecticut
and the
New England region
at the
2008 Little League World Series
.
[1]
Amateur career
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Batten attended
St. Joseph High School
in
Trumbull, Connecticut
, and played
college baseball
at
Quinnipiac University
. During his senior season at Quinnipiac, he set the record for most hits in program history with 249, most stolen bases with 65, and also led the team with a .305 average.
[2]
[3]
After his senior year, he was selected by the
San Diego Padres
in the 32nd round of the
2017 Major League Baseball draft
.
[4]
[5]
Professional career
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Batten signed with the Padres and split his first professional season between the
Arizona League Padres
and
Tri-City Dust Devils
, batting .241 with one home run and twenty RBIs over 49 games.
[6]
In 2018, he played with the
Lake Elsinore Storm
,
San Antonio Missions
, and
El Paso Chihuahuas
with whom he hit .272 with two home runs, 22 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases over 78 games.
[7]
He returned in 2019 to play two games with the
Amarillo Sod Poodles
and 109 games with El Paso, finishing the season batting .298 with six home runs, 48 RBIs, and twenty doubles over 111 games.
[8]
[9]
[10]
After not playing a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season, he split the 2021 season between San Antonio and El Paso and slashed .293/.368/.382 with six home runs, 41 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over 123 games. He was selected to play in the
Arizona Fall League
for the
Peoria Javelinas
after the season.
[11]
He opened the 2022 season with El Paso.
[12]
On June 30, 2022, the Padres selected Batten's contract and promoted him to the major leagues; he made his MLB debut that night as a pinch runner versus the
Los Angeles Dodgers
.
[13]
On July 4, Batten recorded his first career hit, a
pinch-hit
single off of
Ryan Borucki
of the
Seattle Mariners
.
[14]
On August 5, Batten made his first career pitching appearance in a game against the
Los Angeles Dodgers
. In the outing, he recorded his first career strikeout as a pitcher, punching out Dodgers starter
Tyler Anderson
.
[15]
Batten was optioned to Triple-A El Paso to begin the 2023 season.
[16]
On July 4, 2023, Batten was recalled by the Padres,
[17]
after
Nelson Cruz
was designated for assignment. In his first at-bat of the 2023 season, he hit a 2-run homerun to left field on July 8 vs. LHP
David Peterson
of the
New York Mets
.
[18]
In 43 games for San Diego, Batten hit .258/.355/.358 with 2 home runs and 11 RBI. He was again optioned to Triple?A El Paso to begin the 2024 season.
[19]
References
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League, Little.
"Major Leaguers Played in LLBWS"
.
Little League
. Retrieved
2024-02-07
.
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"Shelton's Batten becomes Quinnipiac's all-time hits leader"
. May 10, 2017.
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"College roundup: Quinnipiac's Matthew Batten sets school career hits record"
. May 7, 2017.
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"Baseball: St. Joseph star Matt Batten chosen by Padres"
. June 15, 2017.
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"Batten drafted by Padres"
. June 15, 2017.
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"Batten's Adventerous First Year | East Village Times"
. June 30, 2018.
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"Minor Leagues: Shelton's Matt Batten keeps battin' at every level | Technique Tigers Baseball Academy"
.
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"Padres' Matt Batten moving up MLB ranks"
. August 29, 2019.
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"El Paso Chihuahuas utility player just happy to help his team"
.
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Borges, David (May 26, 2019).
"Shelton, Quinnipiac product Matt Batten hitting .318 and "having the most fun I've had playing baseball" with Triple-A el Paso"
.
New Haven Register
.
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"Gore looks to find his stride in AFL"
.
MLB.com
.
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"San Diego Padres Down on the Farm report for May 3/ Padres"
. May 4, 2022.
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"Shelton native, St. Joseph and Quinnipiac standout Matt Batten called up by Padres"
. July 2022.
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"Batten Tallies First MLB Hit On Fourth Of July"
.
gobobcats.com
. 5 July 2022
. Retrieved
2023-05-15
.
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"Matthew Batten takes the mound | 08/05/2022"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
2024-05-17
.
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"Padres' Matthew Batten: Optioned to Triple-A"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
2023-03-25
.
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"Batten Recalled by the Padres"
.
cbssports.com
. 4 July 2023
. Retrieved
2023-07-08
.
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"Mets @ Padres"
.
stories.mlb.com
. Retrieved
2024-05-17
.
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"Padres' Matthew Batten: Optioned to Triple-A"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
March 15,
2024
.
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