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Name Team Age
Johnny Matthews Retired (2019, Age 36) 45
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 36
(2001)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League 0 12 years (28 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 12/24/1982
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) D  (18.1 %) D- (5.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
2005 MIN 112 412 39 78 11 4 10 50 22 90 7 8 9 .538 .230 .308 .189
2006 MIN 107 416 56 108 18 8 9 55 40 95 17 13 6 .731 .325 .406 .260
2007 MIN 128 487 54 95 11 4 13 51 40 122 22 11 10 .570 .256 .314 .195
2008 MIN 139 565 72 153 21 11 11 56 55 139 28 17 13 .741 .335 .405 .271
2009 MIN 89 318 33 78 13 5 3 35 18 68 15 6 10 .632 .286 .346 .245
2010 MIN 128 416 51 111 12 6 10 60 40 74 30 6 14 .730 .333 .397 .267
2011 MIN 48 72 8 14 3 1 2 8 8 11 2 1 0 .622 .275 .347 .194
2012 MIN 29 88 6 22 3 0 2 7 7 18 7 2 2 .658 .305 .352 .250
2013 MIN 26 59 4 9 2 0 0 5 6 17 2 2 1 .429 .242 .186 .153
2014 KC 118 345 42 102 28 3 13 55 28 88 19 7 6 .855 .348 .507 .296
2015 KC 87 296 44 78 16 1 11 46 24 63 17 5 8 .756 .320 .436 .264
2016 KC 109 374 59 106 13 5 10 53 29 83 20 7 8 .761 .336 .425 .283
2017 KC 30 65 8 16 3 1 3 11 8 16 2 0 0 .790 .329 .462 .246
2018 KC 86 320 36 80 14 0 5 39 18 65 9 2 11 .630 .289 .341 .250
Total 1236 4233 512 1050 168 49 102 531 343 949 197 87 98 .688 .305 .383 .248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2019-11-01Johnny Matthews has retired from the Kansas City Royals
2018-08-17The Kansas City Royals have designated Johnny Matthews for assignment.
2016-05-24Johnny Matthews of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2015-08-14Johnny Matthews of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2015-06-03Johnny Matthews of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2014-04-18The Kansas City Royals have acquired Johnny Matthews from the waiver wire.
2014-03-25The Minnesota Twins have designated John Jones for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Todd Zeile for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Johnny Matthews for assignment.
2013-04-18Johnny Matthews of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2012-06-01Johnny Matthews of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2006-07-20Johnny Matthews of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
2005-05-07The Minnesota Twins have promoted Gene McGovern to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Johnny Matthews to the major league team.
2002-04-18The Minnesota Twins have acquired Johnny Matthews from the waiver wire.
2002-04-01The Cincinnati Reds have waived Johnny Matthews.