Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Left • Throws: Right
6-0, 215lb (183cm, 97kg)
Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors)
Born: May 6, 1995 in Jackson, NJ us
Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 32nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Memorial HS (Jackson, NJ) and the Los Angeles Angels in the 1st round (16th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA).
High School: Memorial HS (Jackson, NJ)
School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
Debut: July 3, 2019 (Age 24-058d, 19,577th in MLB history)
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season
2020 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible
Service Time (01/2020): 0.089 • Arb Eligible: 2023 • Free Agent: 2026
National Team: us USA (College)
Full Name: Matthew Kevin Thaiss
Pronunciation: \THICE\
2019
Career
0.5
0.5
147
147
31
31
8
8
.211
.211
17
17
23
23
0
0
.293
.293
.422
.422
.714
.714
88
88
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | LAA | AL | 53 | 164 | 147 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 52 | .211 | .293 | .422 | .714 | 88 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |
| 1 Yr | 53 | 164 | 147 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 52 | .211 | .293 | .422 | .714 | 88 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 501 | 449 | 52 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 159 | .211 | .293 | .422 | .714 | 88 | 190 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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