David Matranga
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David Michael Matranga is a professional baseball player currently playing in the Kansas City Royals organization with their triple-A team, the Omaha Royals. He was born January 8, 1977 in Orange, California where he attended Orange High School. After high school Matranga played baseball for Pepperdine University and was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Matranga made his major league debut on June 27, 2003 with the Houston Astros. On his first at-bat he worked the pitcher to a count of one ball and one strike and then belted a home run on the next pitch, making him the 86th player in Major League history and the second player in Astros history to hit a home run in his first plate appearance. [1]
In 2005 Matranga appeared in the bigs again, this time with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
[edit] Career statistics
G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- MiLB.com Player Page