Matt Bush (baseball)

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52+1⁄3 innings pitched.

Bush began 2018 with the Rangers. However, he was demoted to the Triple-A Round Rock Express on April 25 to work on his command as he had walked nine batters in 11+1⁄3 innings pitched along with posting a 1.50 WHIP. [19]

Bush underwent surgery on his right elbow to fix a partial tear of his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in September 2018. The procedure was expected to keep him from game action until the second half of the 2019 season. [20]

On December 17, 2018, Bush re-signed with the Texas Rangers on a minor-league contract, after being non-tendered earlier in the offseason. [21] Bush opened the 2019 season on the injured list as he recovered from surgery. He was activated on June 8 and assigned to Frisco. [22] On July 3, the Rangers announced that Bush suffered a torn UCL and would undergo a second Tommy John surgery; ending his 2019 season. [23] He elected free agency on November 4. [24] On December 16, 2019, he re-signed with Texas on a two-year minor league contract as he recovered from the surgery. [25]

On April 1, 2021, Bush was selected to the 40-man roster. [26] On April 12, 2021, it was announced that Bush would miss at least 12 weeks due to a flexor strain. [27] He was placed on the 60-day injured list the next day. [28] On November 5, 2021, Bush was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. [29] On April 5, 2022, Bush had his contract selected to the major league roster.

Milwaukee Brewers (2022–2023)

On August 1, 2022, Bush was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for infielder Mark Mathias and pitcher Antoine Kelly. [30] On November 18, Bush signed a one-year, $1.85 million contract with the Brewers, avoiding arbitration.

In 2023, Bush made 12 appearances for Milwaukee, struggling to a 9.58 ERA with 10 strikeouts and 1 save across 10+1⁄3 innings of work. On July 1, 2023, Bush was designated for assignment by the Brewers. [31] The removal of Bush from the roster came the night after he allowed a two–run, walk–off home run to Carlos Santana of the Pittsburgh Pirates. [32] Bush was released by Milwaukee on July 3. [33]

Texas Rangers (second stint)

On July 12, 2023, Bush signed a minor league contract to return to the Texas Rangers organization. [34] In 9 games for the Triple–A Round Rock Express, he posted a 2.13 ERA with 16 strikeouts and 2 saves in 12+2⁄3 innings pitched. On September 30, the Rangers selected Bush's contract, adding him to the major league roster. [35]

Criminality and incarceration

A few weeks after the Padres drafted him in 2004, Bush was arrested on suspicion of felony assault, misdemeanor trespass, disorderly conduct, and underage drinking, after he allegedly fought with security trying to escort him out of a bar. [36]

In early 2009, Bush was allegedly involved in a drunken assault at a San Diego high school, which was caught on camera. According to witnesses, a drunken Bush beat up a high school lacrosse player with a golf club while screaming, "I'm Matt fucking Bush!," which was recorded on videotape. This led the Padres to designate Bush for assignment following the team's signing of Cliff Floyd and then trade him to the Blue Jays. [3] [8] Only a month later, he assaulted and berated a woman at a party in Florida, and was released by the Blue Jays for violating a "zero tolerance" agreement. [11]

On March 22, 2012, Bush was arrested and charged with two counts of DUI with property damage, one count of DUI with serious bodily injury, one count of leaving the scene of an accident with an injury, one count of driving with a suspended license, and 2 counts of leaving the scene of an accident with damage to property. In the incident, Bush hit 72-year-old motorcyclist Tony Tufano on the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) northbound in Port Charlotte, Florida, running over his head as he fled the scene in a Dodge Durango belonging to teammate Brandon Guyer. According to a witness, Tufano survived the incident because he was wearing a helmet. [37] Bush was arrested in North Port, three miles down the road from the accident. He was on the road after getting kicked out of a nearby strip club for trying to climb on the stage. When he was arrested, Bush had a blood alcohol content of .18, more than double the legal limit in Florida. [13] Bush spent the 2012 season housed at the Charlotte County Jail on $440,000 bail (reduced from an initial $1.015 million bond), and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment (via closed-circuit TV from the Charlotte County Jail) on May 21. Bush remains a suspect in two other hit and run accidents further north on the Tamiami Trail in Venice that occurred earlier that day. [38] The following Sunday, Rays general manager Andrew Friedman announced that Bush would never play for the Rays organization again. [39] The Rays placed Bush on the restricted list for the 2012 season, meaning that he was no longer on the 40-man roster, nor did he accumulate service time. [40] He was officially released on October 6.

On December 18, 2012, Bush accepted a plea bargain and pleaded no contest to one count of DUI with great bodily injury. He was sentenced to 51 months in prison. As this was Bush's third DUI conviction in 10 years, he was banned from driving legally in Florida for 10 years after his release from prison. In the process, Bush turned down a deal that had less prison time (3 years), but with 7 years probation owing to past alcoholism issues. [41] [42] The Tufanos filed a $5 million civil suit against Bush, but settled in 2013 for a reported $200,000. [43]

Bush was housed at the Mayo Correctional Institution in Mayo, Florida, as of January 2015. [44] He was released from prison on October 30, 2015. [45]

On October 4, 2024, Bush was arrested and charged with DWI, evading arrest, and a collision resulting in injury by the Arlington, Texas Police Department. Officers attempted to stop Bush after he was seen driving erratically. Bush evaded in his vehicle, and caused an accident. He then fled the scene on foot before being apprehended by bystanders. [46] [47]

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Matt Bush
Matt Bush (baseball) 2017.jpg
Bush with the Texas Rangers in 2017
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1986-02-08) February 8, 1986 (age 38)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 13, 2016, for the Texas Rangers
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