| Matt Childers | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 3 December 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Douglas, Georgia |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | August 3 |
| Debutyear: | 2002 |
| Debutteam: | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Debut2league: | NPB |
| Debut2date: | June 14 |
| Debut2year: | 2009 |
| Debut2team: | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 28 |
| Finalyear: | 2005 |
| Finalteam: | Atlanta Braves |
| Final2league: | NPB |
| Final2date: | July 1 |
| Final2year: | 2009 |
| Final2team: | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–0 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 9.69 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 8 |
| Stat2league: | NPB |
| Stat21label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat21value: | 2–2 |
| Stat22label: | Earned run average |
| Stat22value: | 4.02 |
| Stat23label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat23value: | 30 |
| Teams: | |
Matthew Wilkie Childers (born December 3, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
He has made a total of 11 appearances in Major League Baseball (MLB) games: eight with the Milwaukee Brewers in and three with the Atlanta Braves in .[1]
Childers spent the 2007 season with the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the Ottawa Lynx of the International League.[2] He was re-signed by the Phillies on December 7, 2007.[3] In 2008, he played for the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs becoming a free agent at the end of the season. In December 2008, he signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan.
He is the brother of Jason Childers.