Matt Gage

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1⁄3innings. [1] In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. [2]

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants selected Gage in the 10th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona League Giants for the remainder of the 2014 season, appearing in 13 games and posting a 2–0 record, 1.89 ERA, and 32 strikeouts. [1] Gage began the 2015 season with the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets, and was later promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. In total, Gage went 6–7 with a 4.27 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 116 total innings. [1] He played the entire 2016 season with Richmond, making 23 starts and posting a 9–7 record, 3.38 ERA, and 106 strikeouts in 136 innings. [1] Gage made his Triple-A debut in 2017, appearing in games for Richmond and the Sacramento River Cats. In a career-high 1451⁄3 innings, he went 6–11 with a 4.21 ERA and 95 strikeouts, [1] and was named a mid-season All-Star for Richmond. [4] Gage began the 2018 season with Richmond, and made appearances in Sacramento, but struggled to a 6.45 ERA. [1] He was released by the Giants organization on July 13, 2018. [4]

New York Mets

On August 4, 2018, Gage signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization [4] and played for both the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies and the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. In total for 2018, he played 20 games and posted a 7–11 win–loss record, 5.16 ERA, and 80 strikeouts in 103 innings. [1] Gage elected free agency following the season on November 2. [5]

Diablos Rojos del México

On April 3, 2019, Gage signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. In 118 total innings, Gage went 10–4 with a 5.57 ERA and 106 strikeouts. [1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic's cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, [6] Gage played independent baseball with the Eastern Reyes del Tigre of the Constellation Energy League. [1] In 11 games, he recorded a 3.07 ERA with 16 strikeouts across 14+2⁄3 innings of work. [1]

Arizona Diamondbacks

In the offseason Gage played for the Venados de Mazatlán of the Mexican Pacific Winter League, [1] and on February 9, 2021, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. [4] Now pitching exclusively as a reliever, Gage appeared in 43 games split between the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles and Triple-A Reno Aces. He posted a combined 4–1 record, 4.14 ERA, and 58 strikeouts in 452⁄3 innings. [1]

Toronto Blue Jays

After returning to the Venados in the offseason, [1] Gage signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on November 29, 2021, and was invited to spring training. [4] Matt Buschmann, the Blue Jays director of pitching development and bullpen coach, recommended the team sign Gage, a former teammate. [7] He began the season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he went 1–2 with a 1.08 ERA in 16+2⁄3 innings before being called-up. [8]

Gage was promoted to the majors for the first time on June 6, 2022, and made his debut that night with a scoreless inning of relief against the Kansas City Royals. [9] His first major league strikeout was of Kyle Isbel. [10] Gage made 11 total appearances for Toronto in his rookie campaign, logging a 1.38 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 13 innings pitched. [11]

On January 31, 2023, Gage was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays [12] and then released on February 6. [13]

Houston Astros

On February 13, 2023, Gage was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros [14] [15] and optioned to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys to begin the 2023 season. [16] In 34 games for Sugar Land, he was 1–1 with a 4.82 ERA. [1] On May 2, he was recalled by the Astros to replace Luis García, who went on the injured list. [17] In five games for the Astros, Gage posted a 2.70 ERA with eight strikeouts across 6+2⁄3 innings of work. [11] On January 22, 2024, he was designated for assignment to make room for Josh Hader on the 40-man roster. [18]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On January 29, 2024, Gage was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees. [19] However, on February 5, the Yankees traded him and Christian Zazueta to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Caleb Ferguson. [20] Gage was optioned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to begin the 2024 season [21] but instead was placed on the minor league injured list and later released on April 2. [22] On April 6, Gage re–signed with the Dodgers on a minor league contract. [22] On July 3, the Dodgers purchased his contract and added him back to the 40-man roster to prevent him from exercising his opt–out clause, but kept him in Oklahoma City on optional assignment. [23] In 20 games, he was 1–3 with a 4.29 ERA. [1]

New York Mets (second stint)

On July 7, 2024, Gage was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for cash considerations. [24] He was called up on July 29 when fellow left-hander Jake Diekman was designated for assignment, but ultimately did not appear for the big league club. [25] In 20 appearances for the Triple–A Syracuse Mets, he compiled a 3.92 ERA with 24 strikeouts and 6 saves across 20+2⁄3 innings pitched. On November 4, Gage was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Syracuse. [26] He elected free agency two days later. [27]

Personal life

Gage's wife, Paige, played college softball at Siena College. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "#36 Matthew Gage - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ Shinder, Adam (July 9, 2021). "Everywhere Man: Broadalbin-Perth, Siena product Gage embraces the 'grind' of life in minor league baseball". The Daily Gazette.
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  5. ↑ "Minor League Free Agents 2018". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "The untapped potential of 29-year-old Blue Jays rookie Matt Gage". Sportsnet.ca.
  8. ↑ "Blue Jays add left-hander Matt Gage to active roster". Sportsnet . June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ Ghiroli, Brittany (June 24, 2022). "Blue Jays' 29-year-old rookie Matt Gage is finally living his big-league dream". The Athletic. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Box Score: June 6, 2022". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Matt Gage Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Blue Jays' Matt Gage: Removed from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Blue Jays' Matt Gage: Handed walking papers". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Astros' Matt Gage: Scooped up by Houston". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Matt Gage leaning on 'invisi-ball' after joining Astros".
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Matt Gage
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 31)
Johnstown, New York, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 6, 2022, for the Toronto Blue Jays