Matt Peacock (baseball)

Matthew Allen Peacock (born February 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Matt Peacock
Peacock with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2022
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher
Born: (1994-02-27) February 27, 1994
Saraland, Alabama
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2021, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through April 17, 2022)
Win–loss record5–7
Earned run average4.99
Strikeouts51
Teams

Amateur career

Peacock attended Saraland High School in Saraland, Alabama.[1] In 2011, his junior year, he posted a 3.42 ERA while batting .440 with 32 RBIs.[2] He earned All-State honorable mention.[3] He was not drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and he enrolled at the University of South Alabama where he played college baseball.

Peacock redshirted and did not make an appearance during his freshman year in 2013. In 2014, as a redshirt freshman, he made eight relief appearances in which he went 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA. As a redshirt sophomore in 2015, he pitched in only three games. Peacock underwent surgery on his throwing arm in 2016, and he did not make an appearance that season, instead choosing to work at his uncle's sawmill.[4] He returned to the mound in 2017, and moved into the closer role.[5] Over 25 relief appearances, he went 3-3 with a 2.88 ERA, ten saves, and 55 strikeouts over fifty innings.[6]

Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Following the season, Peacock was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 23rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8] He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops, going 0-2 with a 2.45 ERA over 22 relief appearances. In 2018, Peacock began the season with the Kane County Cougars (with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star)[9] before being promoted to the Visalia Rawhide. Over 28 games (16 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 7-6 record and a 4.20 ERA. He spent 2019 with the Jackson Generals with whom he pitched to an 8-4 record and 2.97 ERA over 21 games (twenty starts).[10] Peacock did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[12]

On April 6, 2021, Peacock was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to fill in for the injured Joakim Soria.[13] He made his MLB debut that night against the Colorado Rockies, picking up his first MLB win in a 13-inning victory.[14] In the game, he also recorded his first MLB hit off of Rockies reliever Ben Bowden, becoming the first pitcher since 1945 to make his debut in extra innings and record his first hit and win.[15] Peacock pitched a total of 86+1⁄3 innings for the Diamondbacks, going 5-7 with a 4.90 ERA and fifty strikeouts.[16] He was designated for assignment on April 24, 2022.[17]

Kansas City Royals

On April 24, 2022, the Diamondbacks traded Peacock to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash considerations.[18] He was added to their 40-man roster.

References
  1. "Baseball, bloodlines clash today on Saraland high school diamond (Bean)". al. April 7, 2011.
  2. "JAG BASEBALL ADDS PEACOCK FOR 2012-13". University of South Alabama Athletics.
  3. Writer, Nick JohnstonTimes Sports. "Area athletes make All-State baseball team". Gadsden Times.
  4. Hicks, Stephen (July 14, 2018). "Good Sports: Visalia Rawhide's Matt Peacock". ABC30 Fresno.
  5. "Matt Peacock has given USA bullpen much-needed boost". al. April 28, 2017.
  6. Munz, Jason. "MUNZ: Bullpens will be key to Hattiesburg regional". Hattiesburg American.
  7. "USA's Matt Peacock drafted by Arizona Diamondbacks". al. June 14, 2017.
  8. Long, A. Stacy. "Alabamians in 2017 baseball draft". The Montgomery Advertiser.
  9. Norris, Josh. "Midwest League Announces 2018 All-Star Rosters". www.baseballamerica.com.
  10. "Diamondbacks make 7 roster moves, DFA relief pitcher Junior Guerra". Arizona Sports. November 20, 2020.
  11. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  12. "D-backs add 5 to roster, designate Guerra". MLB.com.
  13. "Diamondbacks Place Joakim Soria On 10-Day Injured List". MLB Trade Rumors.
  14. "Peacock's historic debut lifts D-backs in 13th". MLB.com.
  15. "Saraland's Matt Peacock makes rare MLB debut". April 7, 2021.
  16. "Diamondbacks' Matt Peacock: Optioned to Triple-A".
  17. "Diamondbacks DFA reliever Matt Peacock".
  18. https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article260726637.html
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