Phil Maton is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Louisiana Tech University. After Jake Esch was designated for assignment on June 11, 2017, the Padres called up Maton.
For the remainder of the season, Maton worked as a middle reliever for the major league club. As of this writing, his record is at 4.19, with 46 strikeouts in 43 innings of work, in 46 appearances.
Wil Myers was placed on the disabled list on April 4, prompting Maton’s promotion from Triple-A El Paso to the majors. Maton was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 13 because of strained lat, but he returned to the squad on June 21 following a rehab assignment.
In just six appearances in El Paso, he had a WHIP of less than 1.00, prompting him to be recalled again on July 9 after being optioned to Triple-A. For the remainder of the season, Maton remained with the Padres and pitched in the middle relief role once more.
Overall, his ERA was 4.37, with 55 strikeouts in 4713 innings pitched. When he returned from the disabled list with a 0.56 ERA in his previous 16 innings and a 6.32 ERA with the Padres, Maton’s walk rate spiked.
Phil Maton Parents: Meet Ellen Maton and Phil Maton
Professional baseball pitcher Phil Maton was born to his parents Ellen Maton (mother) and Phil Maton (father). Sadly, the parents of Phil Maton are not known by the masses. They live a very low-profiled life in Paducah, Kentucky in the United States.