Maton made a total of 23 appearances while playing for the 2020 Cleveland Indians. He finished with a record of 3–3, a 4.57 earned run average, and 32 strikeouts in 21.2 innings thrown.
On July 30, 2021, Maton and Yainer Diaz were sent to the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder Myles Straw. The deal took place between the two teams.
Maton finished the 2021 season with a record of 4–0 and an earned run average of 4.97. He pitched 25 games totaling 25 and one-third innings.
By reaching an agreement with the Astros on March 22, 2022, for a season-long contract worth $1.55 million, Maton was able to sidestep the arbitration process.
Maton pitched a perfect inning in the seventh inning of the game against the Texas Rangers that took place at Globe Life Field on June 15, 2022.
During the game, Maton struck out Nathaniel Lowe, Ezequiel Duran, and Brad Miller.
Teammate Luis Garcia had also struck out the same three batters for an immaculate inning in the second inning, making this the first time in the history of the major leagues that two immaculate innings were pitched in the same game and on the same day.
The perfect inning pitched by Maton was the ninth time in the team’s history. Maton’s two younger brothers are also baseball players.
Jacob is a pitcher who was drafted by the Mariners in 2018, but he chose to play collegiate baseball at Coastal Carolina instead. Nick is a shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Jacob was drafted by the Mariners in 2018.
Katelynn Cook and Maton have been married for a while now.
What Nationality Is Phil Maton?
Phil Maton is American. He was born In Paducah, Kentucky.