Matthew Thomas Torra

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: June 29, 1984 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
School: University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA)

Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (31st) of the 2005 from University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA).

• 3/10 Baseball News Source: WBC News: Wright’s Slam Sets Up Showdown With Canada: David Wright woke up Teams USA’s offense with a grand slam In the fifth inning in the United States beat Italy 6-2 late...

• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Several players playing in WBC: Washington Nationals 2B Danny Espinosa (Mexico), OF Roger Bernadina (Netherlands), Cs Spencer Kieboom (Netherlands) and Adrian...[+] Nieto (Spain), OF Randolph Oduber (Netherlands) and Ps Robbie Cordemans (Netherlands), James Van Ostrand (Canada) and Matt Torra (Italy) will all play in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

• 12/30 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: St. Pete Mayor Election Looms Large for Rays, Torra Signs with Nats, J.P. Howell Next?: I don’t think any Rays fan who lives in St. Petersburg wants to talk local politics right now. But come next November, they...
• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Nationals | Two signed: The Washington Nationals signed free-agent 3B Mike Costanzo (Reds) and P Matt Torra (Rays) to minor-league contracts Friday, Dec....[+] 28.
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Transactions: Costanzo, Torra: Here are today's minor league transactions, with the latest moves at the top of the page... The Nationals have signed corner...

• 8/31 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Hudson Valley Renegades Clinch First Playoff Birth Since 1999: It is always a pleasure to make the postseason. For the Hudson Valley Renegades, that hasn’t happened in quite a while....
• 8/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Luke Scott, Jeff Niemann Rehab Results Highlight Action: Both Luke Scott and Jeff Niemann continued their rehab assignments Tuesday night, with very different results. Brett Nommensen...
• 8/5 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Justin O’Conner Has Impressive Night:   Weather factored into two games on the night, causing lengthy delays for the Biscuits and causing the Bowling Green Hot...

• 7/30 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Alex Colome Highlights Mixed Results:   Sunday was a day of mixed results for the minor league affiliates, as the farm teams went 3-3 on the day. Despite some...
• 7/19 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Bullpen, Offense Step Up as P-Rays Edge Bluefield: We don’t appreciate the bullpen when it’s going well. When it’s not, we complain notstop as our favorite teams...
• 7/2 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Hot Rods Offense Explodes for 20: Nice to find the level of offense that even an utter pitching disaster turns into an easy win. Triple-A International League:...

• 6/27 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: If You’re Going to Lose, At Least Make It Exciting: As the immortal Buzz Lightyear once said “I’m not flying! I’m falling with style!” At the major league...
• 6/22 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Bulls Score 14, P-Rays One-Up Them With 15: Some fans like pitcher’s duels. Others like the blowouts. Thursday in the Rays organization was all about the offense. Triple-A...
• 6/1 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Reclamation Projects: Matt Torra: It didn’t take long for everything to fall apart for Matt Torra. … [visit site to read more]Rays Reclamation Projects:...

• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Sign Will Rhymes: The Rays signed second baseman Will Rhymes, outfielder Jesus Feliciano and right-handed reliever Romulo Sanchez to minor league...

• 7/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Crawford Finishes Rehab Assignment: photo © 2011 Keith Allison | more info (via: Wylio) Carl Crawford completed his two-game rehab assignment Saturday night for...
• 7/2 The Process Report: Tampa Bay Rays Acquire Matt Torra For Cash: The transaction and the thought process behind it are both rather simple. The Tampa Bay Rays received right-handed starter Matt...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Torra, Storey: A couple of minor league transactions to pass along: The Rays have acquired right-hander Matt Torra from the Diamondbacks...