| Matt Bush | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Matt_Bush_(baseball)_2017.jpg) Bush with the Texas Rangers in 2017 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 8, 1986 San Diego, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 13, 2016, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 12–11 |
| Earned run average | 3.75 |
| Strikeouts | 227 |
| Teams | |
Matthew Brian Bush (born February 8, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres with the first overall draft pick in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.
Due to numerous personal and legal problems, Bush had only played as high as Double-A, two steps below the MLB level, prior to his MLB debut on May 13, 2016. He was traded by the Padres to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009, but was released by the Blue Jays without ever playing for them. He then played in the Tampa Bay Rays organization before being released in 2012 after a drunk driving incident. He pleaded no contest to charges related to that incident in December 2012, and was sentenced to 51 months in state prison. He served 39 months, and signed with the Texas Rangers after his October 2015 release from prison. He returned to play in an April 2016 game with the Rangers' Double-A affiliate, leading to his call up, and first MLB pitch, in the aforementioned May 13 game.