Matt Gage #35

Matthew Robert Gage…born on Feb. 11, 1993 in Johnstown, New York…drafted in the 10th round of the 2014 MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants.

2023

Claimed off of waivers by Houston on Feb. 13... Played a majority of the season with Triple-A Sugar Land, spinning a 1-1 record with a 4.58 ERA (19 ER/37.1 IP) in 34 relief outings... In five relief appearances across two stints with Houston, went 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA (2 ER/6.2 IP) with eight strikeouts against three walks Went 0-1 with a 2.95 ERA (6 ER/18.1 IP) in 17 home games compared to 1-0 with a 6.16 ERA (13 ER/19.0 IP) in 17 away games with Triple-A Sugar Land…held lefties to a .204 batting average with Triple-A Sugar Land, as opposed to a .337 average for righties.

2022

Was initially signed by Toronto to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training...appeared in four games for the Blue Jays before being reassigned to Minor League camp...Began his regular season at Triple A Buffalo, working 10 consecutive scoreless appearances to begin his season...Added to the Jays active roster on June 6 and made his Major League debut that night at KC tossing a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts...struck out LF Kyle Isbel for his first MLB strikeout...Had three Major League stints in 2022, making 11 appearances for the Blue Jays and posting a 1.38 ERA (2ER/13IP) and a 0.92 WHIP...all 11 of those outings came in June and July...Spent the majority of his season at Triple A Buffalo and was equally effective, going 2-2 with 12 saves and a 2.34 ERA (11ER/42.1IP) in 41 games...while with Buffalo, he allowed just a .197 opponent average and struck out 46 in 42.1 innings pitched.

2021

Combined to go 4-1 with a 4.14 ERA (21 ER/45.2 IP) and a 1.29 WHIP over 43 appearances between Double-A Amarillo and Triple-A Reno...Started the year with the Sod Poodles where he put up a 0.68 ERA across seven appearances (1 ER/13.1 IP)...Earned a promotion to Reno on May 29 and made 36 outings for the Aces to close out the year.

2020

Played for Eastern Reyes del Tigre in the Constellation Energy League in 2020, making 11 appearances (three starts) while fashioning a 3.07 ERA (5 ER/14.2 IP).

2019

Spent the 2019 season with Triple-A Mexico, going 10-4 with a 5.57 ERA (73 ER/118.0 IP) across 25 games (24 starts).

2018

In 2018, made starts with four different teams, suiting up for Richmond and Binghamton at the Double-A level, while taking the hill for Sacramento and Las Vegas in Triple-A...Combined to go 7-11 with a 5.16 ERA (59 ER/103.0 IP).

2017

Began the 2017 season in Richmond before receiving a promotion to Triple-A Sacramento...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star with Double-A Richmond.