Matt Herges
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Colorado Rockies — No. 34 | |
Relief pitcher | |
Born: April 1, 1970 Champaign, Illinois |
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Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
Major League Baseball debut | |
August 3, 1999 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Selected MLB statistics (through May 15, 2008) |
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Win-Loss | 38-30 |
Earned run average | 3.74 |
Strikeouts | 423 |
Teams | |
Matthew Tyler "Matt" Herges (born April 1, 1970, in Champaign, Illinois) is a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies in Major League Baseball.
Herges is an alumnus of Illinois State University.
Herges was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1992, Herges would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 3, 1999.
Herges was a replacement player during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike, when he played with the replacements in early 1995.
Herges tied outfielder Steve Finley for being one of only two players in MLB history to play for every team within a five-team division. Herges has appeared for every team in the National League West. He tied this record on April 19, 2007.
Herges appeared in the 2007 World Series as a member of the Colorado Rockies, where they were swept 4-0 by the Boston Red Sox
According to the Mitchell Report, Kirk Radomski said that he made two or three sales of human growth hormone to Herges.