Matt Festa | |
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![]() Festa with the Arkansas Travelers | |
Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | March 11, 1993|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 14, 2018, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through June 30,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 2–3 |
Earned run average | 4.66 |
Strikeouts | 103 |
Teams | |
Matthew Joseph Festa (born March 11,1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets. He has also played for the Italy national baseball team.
Festa was born in Brooklyn,New York,and raised in the Bulls Head and Great Kills sections of Staten Island,New York. He grew up a fan of the New York Yankees. He graduated from St. Joseph by the Sea High School in 2011. [1]
He enrolled at Dominican College,where he played college baseball for the Chargers for one year,and transferred to East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania,where he pitched for the East Stroudsburg Warriors for three years. He majored in business management. [1] Festa was an All-America selection at ESU in 2016. [2]
The Seattle Mariners selected the right hander in the seventh round,with the 207th overall selection of the 2016 MLB draft. [3] [4] He was the highest draft pick in East Stroudsburg University program history. [2]
In 2016,Festa pitched for the Everett AquaSox of the Low-A Northwest League, [5] posting a 6–2 win–loss record with a 3.73 earned run average (ERA) in 14 games (eight starts). Festa pitched for the Modesto Nuts of the High-A California League in 2017,where he went 4–2 with a 3.23 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 69+2⁄3 innings pitched, [6] and appeared in the league's all-star game. [7] In 2018, the Mariners invited Festa to spring training. [8] He began the regular season with the Arkansas Travelers of the Double-A Texas League, and the Mariners promoted him to the major leagues on July 14. [9] He made his major league debut that day. [10]
Festa made the Mariners' Opening Day roster in 2019. [11] Festa was sent down to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League multiple times during the season, ending his 2019 season with just 20 appearances for Seattle. On February 3, 2020, Festa was designated for assignment and outrighted to Tacoma on February 10. On March 5, Festa underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his 2020 season before it began. [12] He returned to action in August 2021 for Tacoma, and pitched 21+1⁄3 innings of 2.95 ERA ball for the team, also appearing in four rehab games with the High-A Everett AquaSox and AZL Mariners. [13]
The Mariners invited Festa to spring training as a non-roster player in 2022. Starting in the 2022 season, Festa decided to go by his full first name of Matthew instead of his abbreviated name Matt. [14] On April 7, the Mariners selected Festa's contract, adding him to their Opening Day roster. [15] On July 17, Festa earned his first career save, striking out the side in the 10th inning to protect a one-run lead over the Texas Rangers. [16] In 8 appearances for Seattle, he posted a 4.00 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 9.0 innings of work. On August 8, Festa was designated for assignment by the Mariners. [17] He was released by the team the same day. [18]
On January 26, 2024, Festa signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres. [19] In 16 games for the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas, he posted a 4.50 ERA with 16 strikeouts across 16 innings pitched. On May 16, Festa was released by the Padres organization. [20]
On May 19, 2024, Festa signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. [21] In 11 appearances for the Triple–A Syracuse Mets, he recorded a 1.76 ERA with 19 strikeouts across 15+1⁄3 innings of work. On June 30, the Mets selected Festa's contract, adding him to the active roster. [22] He entered the rain-delayed June 30 game against the Houston Astros when it was tied 5-5 in the top of the 11th inning and gave up five runs (four earned) in a 10-5 loss. [23] [24] Festa was designated for assignment on July 3. [25] He cleared waivers and elected free agency on July 5. [26]
In November 2022, Festa committed to play for Team Italy in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Miami. He played for Team Italy manager and hall of famer Mike Piazza.
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