Matt Marksberry

Resides in Cincinnati, OH...Signed by Billy Best.

2015

Made his Major League debut in his third professional season as he made 31 relief appearances for the Braves…Began the 2015 campaign with Single-A Carolina, joined Triple-A on 6/29, then had his contract purchased by the Major League club on 7/30…Made his Major League debut with 1.2 IP (2 H, 1 BB) on 7/31 at PHI and became the first member of Braves' 2013 draft class to reach the majors. Had his contract selected 7/30 from Gwinnett (AAA)…Made 33 appearances (all in relief) between Single-A and Triple-A, while going 3-1 with a 2.74 ERA. Struck out 43 batters in 46.0 innings and issued just 14 walks…Made the transition to the bullpen after working predominately as a starter in his first two professional seasons. His 64 appearances were a career high…At the Major League level, held opposing left-handed hitters to a .176 (9-for-51) batting average, while righties batted .361 (13-for-36) with his two home runs allowed and nine walks…Opened his Braves career with 6.0 scoreless innings over five games, 7/31-8/7…Made eight consecutive scoreless appearances with GWN, 7/6-26 (6.0 IP, 2 K)…Allowed four of his 14 inherited runners to score and retired 18 of his 31 first batters faced.