Mat Gamel
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Gamel with the Milwaukee Brewers
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| First baseman / Designated Hitter | |||
| Born: July 26, 1985 Jacksonville, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 2008, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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| Batting average | .229 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 29 | ||
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Mathew "Mat" Lawrence Gamel (born July 26, 1985) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers across the 2008 through 2012 seasons. Once considered among the best prospects in baseball, Gamel's career has been limited by injuries.
Early life
Gamel attended Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] He was drafted in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft from Chipola College in Marianna, Florida.
Baseball career
Gamel played his first professional season in 2005 for Milwaukee's Rookie League Helena Brewers. Gamel was promoted to the Single-A West Virginia Power in 2006 and the High Single-A Brevard County Manatees in 2007 in which he posted a 33 game hitting streak bested only by Derek Jeter.[clarification needed] He played most of the 2008 season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars before being promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds on August 24.[2] In 2008, he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[3]
Gamel was called up to the Majors for the first time when rosters expanded on September 1, 2008, and made his debut two days later, striking out in a pinch-hitting appearance. He recorded his first career hit, a double, on September 7, 2008, off of Chris Young of the San Diego Padres. He hit his first career home run on May 18, 2009, off of Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals. However, he made his first fielding error at third base during the same game, even though he had made a great play just a few innings earlier. He hit his second home run off Jason Hammel of the Colorado Rockies.[citation needed]
On May 22, 2012, Gamel underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and missed the rest of the 2012 season.[4]
During 2013 Spring Training, Gamel retore his surgically repaired ACL and missed the entire 2013 season.[5]
On October 3, 2013, Gamel was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs.[6] On December 2, he was non-tendered by Chicago, becoming a free agent.[7]
On December 13, 2013, Gamel signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.[8] However, he re-injured himself doing workouts before spring training and was released by the Braves on February 18, 2014.[9][10]
On March 6, 2015 it was reported that Mat signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. [11] He was released on March 14, 2015. [12]
Personal
Gamel's brother, Ben, signed with the New York Yankees after they drafted him in 2010.[13] Gamel is currently married[14] with two children.[15]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- "Minor League Baseball: Stats: Mat Gamel." Minor League Baseball. 2008. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
- Use mdy dates from February 2014
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- Wikipedia articles needing clarification from February 2014
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2014
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Helena Brewers players
- West Virginia Power players
- Brevard County Manatees players
- Chipola Indians baseball players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Nashville Sounds players
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Baseball players from Florida
- North Shore Honu players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Estrellas Orientales players
- Gigantes del Cibao players
- Somerset Patriots players
