Mat Gamel

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Mathew Lawrence Gamel

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6', Weight 195 lb.

High School Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville, FL, USA
College Chipola College
Debut September 3, 2008

Born July 26, 1985 in Jacksonville, FL USA

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Third baseman Mat Gamel was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 4th Round (115th overall) of the 2005 amateur draft. He had an excellent season with the West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League in 2006. He was named the top star of the league's All-Star Game, and was a league All-Star at the end of the season, having put up a line of .288/.359/.469 with 28 doubles and 17 homers in 129 games. Moving up to the Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League in 2007, he was the league's Player of the Week on June 4th, 2007 and ended the year with a line of .300/.378/.472. That was pretty good, but he then improved every part of that line with the Huntsville Stars of the AA Southern League, hitting 35 doubles and 19 home runs to notch his slugging percentage to .537. He also played 5 games with the AAA Nashville Sounds, adding another home run, and earned a first call-up to The Show.