Douglas Alan Mathis (born June 7, 1983) is a former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for their Triple–A affiliate in Oklahoma City. He played in Major League Baseball, the KBO League, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Previously he was a coach in the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers organizations.
| Doug Mathis | |
|---|---|
 Mathis with the Texas Rangers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 7, 1983 Maryvale, Phoenix, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: May 12, 2008, for the Texas Rangers | |
| KBO: 2011, for the Samsung Lions | |
| NPB: 2012, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: July 24, 2010, for the Texas Rangers | |
| KBO: 2011, for the Samsung Lions | |
| NPB: September 15, 2012, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 3–3 |
| Earned run average | 4.84 |
| Strikeouts | 44 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 5–2 |
| Earned run average | 2.52 |
| Strikeouts | 32 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–4 |
| Earned run average | 6.49 |
| Strikeouts | 14 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Amateur career
editMathis attended Show Low High School in Show Low, Arizona. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers after his senior year. He did not sign with the Dodgers, but instead attended Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Arizona. After his first year at Central Arizona, Mathis was drafted in the 31st round by the Seattle Mariners. He declined once again and decided to attend the University of Missouri to play college baseball for the Missouri Tigers. After one year, he was drafted by the Rangers and signed a minor league contract.[1]
Playing career
editTexas Rangers
editIn 2006, Mathis played for the Advanced A Bakersfield Blaze and was California League Pitcher of the Week twice. In 2007, he was Texas League Pitcher of the Week twice and was a mid-season all-star for the AA Frisco RoughRiders.[2] Mathis began the 2008 season with the AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks and was called to the majors in May. Mathis made his major league debut with the Rangers on May 12, 2008, when he entered the game against the Seattle Mariners in the 10th inning and was the winning pitcher in the Rangers' 13–12 victory.[3] During the early part of the 2010 season, Mathis was sent down to the minor leagues, where he continued to struggle getting batters out.[4]
Cleveland Indians/San Francisco Giants/Oakland Athletics
editOn January 5, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was later released by Cleveland and signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants before being released by them. Mathis then signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on June 18.[5]
Samsung Lions
editOn July 16, 2011, Mathis joined the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He went 5–2 with a 2.52 earned run average during the 2011 regular season.
Boston Red Sox
editMathis signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on December 11, 2011.
On July 25, 2012, the Boston Red Sox released Mathis.
Chiba Lotte Marines
editMathis signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan on July 27, 2012.
Texas Rangers
editMathis signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 13, 2013. He was later released on April 11.
Tampa Bay Rays
editOn April 16, 2014, Mathis signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
editOn May 7, 2015, Mathis signed with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Coaching career
editSeattle Mariners
editMathis was the pitching coach of the Clinton LumberKings in the Seattle Mariners organization in 2017 and 2018.
Toronto Blue Jays
editMathis moved to the Toronto Blue Jays organization in 2019, as the pitching coach of the Buffalo Bisons.[6]
Texas Rangers
editMathis was named the bullpen coach of the Texas Rangers on January 2, 2020.[7] Mathis was named a Rangers co-pitching coach, along with Brendan Sagara, following the 2019 season.[8] The Rangers dismissed Mathis and Sagara after the 2022 season.[9]
Los Angeles Dodgers
editOn February 23, 2024, Mathis was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to serve as a pitching coach for their Triple–A affiliate, the Oklahoma City Dodgers.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Doug Mathis Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Doug Mathis Stats, Fantasy & News". Archived from the original on May 30, 2008.
- ^ "SI.com". CNN. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
- ^ "Rangers minor-league report: Doug Mathis gets mixed results | Texas Rangers News | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on May 29, 2010.
- ^ Axisa, Mike (June 18, 2011). "Athletics Sign Doug Mathis". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "Meacham to return as Bisons manager". Bisons.com. milb.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Alyson Footer (January 2, 2020). "Ex-Rangers righty Mathis hired as bullpen coach". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ The AP (October 26, 2020). "Doug Mathis, Brendan Sagara to share pitching coach duties for Rangers". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rangers Part Ways with Pitching Coaches". October 7, 2022.
- ^ "Dodgers 2024 minor league coaching staffs". truebluela.com. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization