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Matthew Liberatore

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: November 6, 1999 in Peoria, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 1st round (16th) of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, AZ).

High School: Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, AZ)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2026 Contract Status: 1st Year Arb Eligible (Super 2)

Service Time (01/2026): 2.144 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2030

National Team: us USA (Pro,18U)

Full Name: Matthew Joseph Liberatore

Pronunciation: \LIBB-er-uh-tore\

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

-0.2

0.3

ERA

5.00

4.71

139

93.2

427.2

360

WHIP

1.484

1.396

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2018	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	TBR	2	2	.500	1.38	2.48	9	9	0	0	0	0	32.2	21	9	5	0	13	0	37	3	0	1	127	1.041	5.8	0.0	3.6	10.2	2.85
2018	18	-2.4	Rays	GULF	Rk	TBR	1	2	.333	0.98	2.28	8	8	0	0	0	0	27.2	16	7	3	0	11	0	32	3	0	1	108	0.976	5.2	0.0	3.6	10.4	2.91
2018	18	-2.7	Princeton	APPY	Rk	TBR	1	0	1.000	3.60	3.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	2	2	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	19	1.400	9.0	0.0	3.6	9.0	2.50
2019	19	-2.9	Bowling Green	MIDW	A	TBR	6	2	.750	3.10	3.79	16	15	0	1	0	0	78.1	70	33	27	2	31	0	76	4	3	6	332	1.289	8.0	0.2	3.6	8.7	2.45

2021	21	-6.0	Memphis	AAAE	AAA	STL	9	9	.500	4.04	4.76	22	18	0	0	0	0	124.2	123	66	56	19	33	0	123	4	1	3	520	1.251	8.9	1.4	2.4	8.9	3.73
2022	22	-5.0	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	7	9	.438	5.17	5.32	22	22	0	0	0	0	115.0	118	68	66	16	41	0	116	10	1	4	495	1.383	9.2	1.3	3.2	9.1	2.83
2022	22	-7.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	2	.500	5.97	5.97	9	7	1	0	0	0	34.2	42	23	23	5	18	0	28	1	0	5	161	1.731	10.9	1.3	4.7	7.3	1.56
2023	23	-3.9	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	4	3	.571	4.18	4.45	13	13	0	0	0	0	64.2	58	32	30	8	38	0	84	3	0	2	283	1.485	8.1	1.1	5.3	11.7	2.21
2023	23	-6.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	6	.333	5.25	6.13	22	11	3	0	0	0	61.2	66	42	36	5	25	1	46	5	0	4	275	1.476	9.6	0.7	3.6	6.7	1.84
2024	24	-5.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	4	.429	4.40	4.60	60	6	8	0	0	0	86.0	81	44	42	11	28	3	76	2	0	3	358	1.267	8.5	1.2	2.9	8.0	2.71
2025	25	-4.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	8	12	.400	4.21	4.69	29	29	0	0	0	0	151.2	158	79	71	19	40	0	122	4	0	6	648	1.305	9.4	1.1	2.4	7.2	3.05
2026	26	-3.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	6	.455	5.00	5.48	19	19	0	0	0	0	93.2	103	57	52	17	36	0	88	4	0	4	412	1.484	9.9	1.6	3.5	8.5	2.44
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		21	30	.412	4.71	5.16	139	72	12	0	0	0	427.2	450	245	224	57	147	4	360	16	0	22	1854	1.396	9.5	1.2	3.1	7.6	2.45
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		28	25	.528	3.99	4.51	82	77	0	1	0	0	415.1	390	208	184	45	156	0	436	24	5	16	1757	1.315	8.5	1.0	3.4	9.4	2.79
All Levels (8 Seasons)							49	55	.471	4.36	4.84	221	149	12	1	0	0	843.0	840	453	408	102	303	4	796	40	5	38	3611	1.356	9.0	1.1	3.2	8.5	2.63

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		20	21	.488	4.50	4.91	57	53	0	0	0	0	304.1	299	166	152	43	112	0	323	17	2	9	1298	1.350	8.8	1.3	3.3	9.6	2.88
A (1 season)					Minors		6	2	.750	3.10	3.79	16	15	0	1	0	0	78.1	70	33	27	2	31	0	76	4	3	6	332	1.289	8.0	0.2	3.6	8.7	2.45
Rk (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	1.38	2.48	9	9	0	0	0	0	32.2	21	9	5	0	13	0	37	3	0	1	127	1.041	5.8	0.0	3.6	10.2	2.85