Matt Lipka | |
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Free agent | |
Center fielder / Shortstop | |
Born: Snellville, Georgia | April 15, 1992|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Matthew F. Lipka (born April 15,1992) is a professional baseball player who is a free agent. He was drafted in the first round of the 2010 draft by the Atlanta Braves.
Lipka attended McKinney High School in McKinney,Texas. [1] The Atlanta Braves selected Lipka in the first round (35th overall) of the 2010 MLB Draft. In 2011,the Braves had Lipka shift to center field. [2]
Lipka played for the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2013, [3] and the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League in 2014. He returned to Mississippi to start the 2015 season. [4] Lipka was reassigned to Mississippi to begin 2016. [5] By mid-June,he had been promoted to Gwinnett. [6] He finished 2016 with a .243 batting average and 3 homers. [7] After the season,Lipka became a free agent.
On December 16,2016,Lipka signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. [8] He split the season between the advanced Single-A Down East Wood Ducks,Double-A Frisco RoughRiders and Triple-A Round Rock Express. [9] On November 6,2017,Lipka elected free agency.
On January 29,2018,Lipka signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization. [10] He spent the season the Giants' Double-A affiliate,the Richmond Flying Squirrels,and became a free agent after the season.
On January 11,2019,Lipka signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees. [11] He received a non-roster invitation to spring training. [12] He split the season between the Double-A Trenton Thunder and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. On June 6,2019,in a game against the Hartford Yard Goats,Lipka broke up a combined no-hitter in the top of the ninth inning with a bunt single off of Rico Garcia. The bunt caused a near fight after the game and resulted in Lipka getting death threats for the unpopular move. [13] Lipka hit .262/.316/.388 in 89 games between the two affiliates in 2019 and became a free agent after the season.
On February 29,2020,Lipka signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [14] Lipka was not selected for the Dodgers player pool for the year,and did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] On November 2,2020,Lipka elected free agency.
On May 3,2021,Lipka signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. [16] In 33 games between the Triple-A Reno Aces and the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles,Lipka slashed a cumulative .303/.364/.454 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI.
On June 28,2021,Lipka was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash considerations. [17] Lipka appeared in 70 games with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to round out the year,hitting .285/.346/.446 with 9 home runs and 32 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 7. [18]
On March 16,2022,Lipka signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. [19]
On July 16,2022,Lipka was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations. He became a free agent after the season.
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