Brice Matthews Explained

Brice Matthews
Team:Houston Astros
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:16 March 2002
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right

Brice Andre Matthews (born March 16, 2002) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Houston Astros organization.

Amateur career

Matthews attended Atascocita High School in Humble, Texas. As a junior in 2019, he hit .426 with four home runs.[1] He went unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at the University of Nebraska.[2]

As a freshman at Nebraska in 2021, he started 36 games and hit .273 with five home runs and 34 RBIs.[3] As a sophomore in 2022, he hit .261 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs over 45 games.[4] During the summers of 2021 and 2022, he played in the Northwoods League for the St. Cloud Rox.[5] As a junior in 2023, Matthews hit .359 with twenty home runs and 67 RBIs.[6] [7] [8]

Professional career

Matthews was selected by the Houston Astros with the 28th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[9] On July 15, 2023, Matthews signed with the Astros.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Black Nebraska baseball player pushes for more representation in the sport. Drake. Keeler. March 21, 2021. The Daily Nebraskan.
  2. Web site: Brice Matthews' career at Nebraska by the numbers. July 7, 2023. Omaha World-Herald.
  3. Web site: Nebraska baseball announces five captains for the 2023 season. Grant. Hansen. February 3, 2023. On3.
  4. Web site: Huskers place 5th in Big Ten Preseason Baseball Poll. Nebraska. Athletics. February 16, 2023. www.1011now.com.
  5. Web site: Matthews added to Northwoods League All-Star Game. Nebraska. Athletics. July 18, 2022. www.1011now.com.
  6. Web site: From first to late rounds, intrigue is high for Nebraska's in-state 2023 MLB draft prospects. Evan Bland World-Herald Staff. Writer. July 7, 2023. Omaha World-Herald.
  7. Web site: Husker baseball standout Matthews makes move to pros, preparing for MLB Draft. July 7, 2023. KMTV 3 News Now Omaha.
  8. Web site: Atascocita's Brice Matthews prepares for MLB draft. Marcus. Gutierrez. July 4, 2023. Houston Chronicle.
  9. News: 'It's crazy': Astros bring local kid Brice Matthews home with No. 28 overall pick . Rome . Chandler . July 10, 2023.
  10. Web site: Astros sign first round pick from 2023 MLB Draft. July 15, 2023. mlb.com. en.

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