Matt Waldron

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Team: San Diego Padres (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: September 26, 1996 in Omaha, NE us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 18th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE).

High School: Westside HS (Omaha, NE)

School: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 1.107 • Arb Eligible: 2028 • Free Agent: 2031

Full Name: Matthew Lawrence Waldron

Pronunciation: \WALL-drun\

Instagram: @mattwaldron12

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

-0.6

0.4

ERA

8.49

5.25

23.1

216.0

189

WHIP

1.714

1.333

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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
2016	19	-1.7	Nebraska	BTen	NCAA		7	3	.700	2.87	3.82	13	11		1	1	0	75.1	73	32	24	5	15	0	56	5	1	4	310	1.168	8.7	0.6	1.8	6.7	3.73
2017	20	-0.7	Nebraska	BTen	NCAA		2	5	.286	4.09	5.24	16	6		0	0	0	55.0	68	32	25	3	9	0	43	4	0	3	239	1.400	11.1	0.5	1.5	7.0	4.78
2018	21	0.2	Nebraska	BTen	NCAA		6	4	.600	4.26	5.04	17	12		0	0	0	69.2	80	39	33	13	12	0	61	5	0	2	298	1.321	10.3	1.7	1.6	7.9	5.08
2019	22	1.3	Nebraska	BTen	NCAA		6	4	.600	3.05	3.32	16	14		1	0	0	100.1	97	37	34	7	7	0	93	8	2	2	406	1.037	8.7	0.6	0.6	8.3	13.29
2019	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--Rk	CLE	4	0	1.000	2.96	3.15	14	1	1	0	0	1	45.2	32	16	15	3	4	0	57	1	0	2	172	0.788	6.3	0.6	0.8	11.2	14.25
2019	22	0.7	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	3	0	1.000	3.53	3.79	10	1	1	0	0	1	35.2	29	15	14	2	4	0	40	1	0	0	138	0.925	7.3	0.5	1.0	10.1	10.00
2019	22	1.4	Indians Red	ARIZ	Rk	CLE	1	0	1.000	0.90	0.90	4	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	17	0	0	2	34	0.300	2.7	0.9	0.0	15.3

2021	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	3	8	.273	4.25	5.21	20	20	0	1	0	0	103.2	104	60	49	8	35	0	103	7	3	8	445	1.341	9.0	0.7	3.0	8.9	2.94
2021	24	-0.7	San Antonio	AACN	AA	SDP	0	4	.000	6.61	6.61	7	7	0	1	0	0	31.1	35	23	23	2	16	0	31	3	1	6	144	1.628	10.1	0.6	4.6	8.9	1.94
2021	24	0.7	Fort Wayne	HAC	A+	SDP	3	4	.429	3.24	4.60	13	13	0	0	0	0	72.1	69	37	26	6	19	0	72	4	2	2	301	1.217	8.6	0.7	2.4	9.0	3.79
2021	24	0.7	Peoria	AZFL	Fal		0	0		3.00	3.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	9	3	3	0	1	0	8	1	1	0	37	1.111	9.0	0.0	1.0	8.0	8.00
2022	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	SDP	5	10	.333	6.26	6.65	25	25	0	0	0	0	113.2	134	84	79	14	39	1	96	11	0	1	512	1.522	10.6	1.1	3.1	7.6	2.46
2022	25	-2.2	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	3	9	.250	8.44	8.83	16	16	0	0	0	0	69.1	92	68	65	12	29	0	58	9	0	0	335	1.745	11.9	1.6	3.8	7.5	2.00
2022	25	0.5	San Antonio	TL	AA	SDP	2	1	.667	2.84	3.25	9	9	0	0	0	0	44.1	42	16	14	2	10	1	38	2	0	1	177	1.173	8.5	0.4	2.0	7.7	3.80
2023	26	-1.3	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	2	10	.167	7.31	7.70	20	18	1	0	0	0	92.1	118	79	75	18	30	0	99	4	1	1	416	1.603	11.5	1.8	2.9	9.6	3.30
2023	26	-3.2	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	1	3	.250	4.35	4.35	8	6	0	0	0	0	41.1	39	20	20	9	12	0	31	0	0	0	173	1.234	8.5	2.0	2.6	6.8	2.58
2024	27	-0.5	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	1	0	1.000	4.58	5.03	4	4	0	0	0	0	19.2	18	11	10	3	3	0	17	2	0	0	84	1.068	8.2	1.4	1.4	7.8	5.67
2024	27	-2.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	7	11	.389	4.91	5.15	27	26	0	0	0	0	146.2	145	84	80	21	40	0	133	11	1	5	625	1.261	8.9	1.3	2.5	8.2	3.33
2025	28		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-AA-Rk	SDP	7	4	.636	6.48	6.68	21	21	0	0	0	0	90.1	112	67	65	12	30	0	85	6	0	3	405	1.572	11.2	1.2	3.0	8.5	2.83
2025	28	0.9	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	7	4	.636	6.67	6.89	18	18	0	0	0	0	82.1	102	63	61	11	26	0	76	5	0	3	368	1.555	11.1	1.2	2.8	8.3	2.92
2025	28	3.5	San Antonio	TL	AA	SDP	0	0		4.26	4.26	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.1	8	3	3	1	3	0	6	1	0	0	29	1.737	11.4	1.4	4.3	8.5	2.00
2025	28	6.9	Padres	ACL	Rk	SDP	0	0		5.40	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	8	1.800	10.8	0.0	5.4	16.2	3.00
2025	28	-1.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	1	.000	7.71	7.71	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	4	4	1	6	0	3	0	0	3	25	2.571	11.6	1.9	11.6	5.8	0.50
2026	29	1.3	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	0	1	.000	1.35	1.35	6	6	0	0	0	0	20.0	13	3	3	1	6	0	18	0	0	0	72	0.950	5.9	0.5	2.7	8.1	3.00
2026	29	-0.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	1	2	.333	8.49	8.49	6	3	1	0	0	0	23.1	33	22	22	5	7	0	22	2	1	0	110	1.714	12.7	1.9	2.7	8.5	3.14
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 (4 seasons)					Majors		9	17	.346	5.25	5.42	42	36	1	0	0	0	216.0	223	130	126	36	65	0	189	13	2	8	933	1.333	9.3	1.5	2.7	7.9	2.91
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		22	33	.400	5.49	5.93	110	95	2	1	0	1	485.1	531	320	296	59	147	1	475	31	4	15	2106	1.397	9.8	1.1	2.7	8.8	3.23
College (4 seasons)					College		21	16	.568	3.48	4.20	62	43		2	1	0	300.1	318	140	116	28	43	0	253	22	3	11	1253	1.202	9.5	0.8	1.3	7.6	5.88
Other (1 season)					Other		0	0		3.00	3.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	9	3	3	0	1	0	8	1	1	0	37	1.111	9.0	0.0	1.0	8.0	8.00
All Levels (10 Seasons)							52	66	.441	4.82	5.28	219	174	3	3	1	1	1010.2	1081	593	541	123	256	1	925	67	10	34	4329	1.323	9.6	1.1	2.3	8.2	3.61

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		13	24	.351	6.79	7.11	64	62	1	0	0	0	283.2	343	224	214	45	94	0	268	20	1	4	1275	1.541	10.9	1.4	3.0	8.5	2.85
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		2	5	.286	4.39	4.61	18	18	0	1	0	0	82.0	85	42	40	5	29	1	75	6	1	7	350	1.390	9.3	0.5	3.2	8.2	2.59
A+ (1 season)					Minors		3	4	.429	3.24	4.60	13	13	0	0	0	0	72.1	69	37	26	6	19	0	72	4	2	2	301	1.217	8.6	0.7	2.4	9.0	3.79
A- (1 season)					Minors		3	0	1.000	3.53	3.79	10	1	1	0	0	1	35.2	29	15	14	2	4	0	40	1	0	0	138	0.925	7.3	0.5	1.0	10.1	10.00
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		1	0	1.000	1.54	1.54	5	1	0	0	0	0	11.2	5	2	2	1	1	0	20	0	0	2	42	0.514	3.9	0.8	0.8	15.4	20.00