Matthew Liberatore | |||||||||||||||
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St. Louis Cardinals – No. 52 | |||||||||||||||
Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Peoria, Arizona, U.S. | November 6, 1999|||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
May 21, 2022, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 8–12 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 4.99 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 150 | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Joseph Liberatore (LIBB-er-uh-tore; born November 6, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Born and raised in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, Liberatore was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft out of high school. He signed with the Rays and played in their minor league system for two seasons before he was traded to the Cardinals prior to the 2020 season. He played in their minor league system before making his MLB debut in 2022.