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Matt LaPorta

Matthew Vincent LaPorta

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 8, 1985 in Port Charlotte, Florida, US
High Schools: Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL), Port Charlotte HS (Port Charlotte, FL)
School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL), the Boston Red Sox in the 14th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (7th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2008: Rated #23 Prospect
Pre-2009: Rated #27 Prospect

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2007	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	MIL	30	130	115	22	35	9	0	12	31	0	1	8	30	.304	.369	.696	1.065	80	4	5	0	2	1
2007	22	Helena	PION	Rk	MIL	7	28	27	4	7	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	8	.259	.286	.519	.804	14	2	0	0	0	0
2007	22	West Virginia	SALL	A	MIL	23	102	88	18	28	8	0	10	27	0	1	7	22	.318	.392	.750	1.142	66	2	5	0	2	1
2008	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	MIL,CLE	101	433	362	62	101	24	2	22	74	2	1	49	75	.279	.386	.539	.924	195	10	17	0	5	4
2008	23	Huntsville	SOUL	AA	MIL	84	366	302	56	87	23	2	20	66	2	1	45	63	.288	.402	.576	.978	174	9	15	0	4	3
2008	23	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	17	67	60	6	14	1	0	2	8	0	0	4	12	.233	.299	.350	.649	21	1	2	0	1	1
2009	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	93	393	338	63	101	23	2	17	60	1	3	42	56	.299	.388	.530	.917	179	11	9	1	3	1
2010	25	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	18	81	69	7	25	4	0	5	16	0	1	12	10	.362	.457	.638	1.094	44	2	0	0	0	0
2011	26	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	2	9	9	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	.444	.444	.778	1.222	7	1	0	0	0	0
2012	27	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	101	434	375	56	99	19	1	19	62	0	3	44	81	.264	.350	.472	.822	177	12	9	0	6	2
2013	28	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	15	61	55	8	16	3	0	4	8	0	0	6	8	.291	.361	.564	.924	31	1	0	0	0	1
7 Seasons						360	1541	1323	220	381	82	5	80	254	3	9	161	261	.288	.378	.539	.917	713	41	40	1	16	9
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		229	978	846	136	245	49	3	46	149	1	7	104	156	.290	.376	.518	.893	438	27	18	1	9	4
AA (1 season)				AA		101	433	362	62	101	24	2	22	74	2	1	49	75	.279	.386	.539	.924	195	10	17	0	5	4
A (1 season)				A		23	102	88	18	28	8	0	10	27	0	1	7	22	.318	.392	.750	1.142	66	2	5	0	2	1
Rk (1 season)				Rk		7	28	27	4	7	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	8	.259	.286	.519	.804	14	2	0	0	0	0

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
2007	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	MIL	LF	21	43	41	2	0	1	1.000	2.05	4
2007	22	Helena	PION	Rk	MIL	LF	4	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.25	0
2007	22	West Virginia	SALL	A	MIL	LF	17	38	36	2	0	1	1.000	2.24	4
2008	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	CLE,MIL	LF	22	41	39	1	1	0	.976	1.82	-9
2008	23	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	LF	15	31	29	1	1	0	.968	2.00	4
2008	23	Huntsville	SOUL	AA	MIL	RF	72	127	121	5	1	1	.992	1.75	-14
2008	23	Huntsville	SOUL	AA	MIL	LF	7	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	1.43	1
2008	23	Huntsville	SOUL	AA	MIL	1B	2	29	28	0	1	3	.966	14.00	0
2009	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	RF	15	28	27	0	1	0	.964	1.80	-1
2009	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	LF	31	59	55	3	1	0	.983	1.87	-3
2009	24	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	1B	46	398	378	13	7	33	.982	8.50	-5
2010	25	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	LF	10	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	1.20
2010	25	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	1B	7	70	63	7	0	5	1.000	10.00
2011	26	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	1B	2	19	19	0	0	0	1.000	9.50
2012	27	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	LF	25	30	29	1	0	0	1.000	1.20
2012	27	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	1B	52	470	439	26	5	44	.989	8.94
2013	28	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	1B	10	94	92	1	1	5	.989	9.30
2013	28	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	DH	5							0.00
7 Seasons							320	1420	1343	59	18	92	.987	4.38	-14
LF (5 seasons)						LF	109	185	176	7	2	1	.989	1.68	6
1B (6 seasons)						1B	119	1080	1019	47	14	90	.987	8.96	-5
RF (2 seasons)						RF	87	155	148	5	2	1	.987	1.76	-15
DH (1 season)						DH	5							0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2007	22	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Rk	MIL		2007-07-30	2007-08-06
2007	22	West Virginia Power	South Atlantic League	A	MIL		2007-08-08	2007-09-03
2008	23	Huntsville Stars	Southern League	AA	MIL		2008-04-03	2008-07-05
2008	23	Akron Aeros	Eastern League	AA	CLE		2008-07-09	2008-08-30
2009	24	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	CLE		2009-04-09	2009-08-18
2009	24	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2009-05-03	2009-10-04
2010	25	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	CLE		2010-06-08	2010-06-26
2010	25	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2010-04-05	2010-10-02
2011	26	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	CLE		2011-09-02	2011-09-03
2011	26	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2011-04-01	2011-09-28
2012	27	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	CLE		2012-04-05	2012-08-23
2012	27	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2012-06-03	2012-10-02
2013	28	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	CLE	1	2013-05-02	2013-05-23

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