Matt Lawton played in the majors with the New York Mets, the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees, and the Seattle Mariners.
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52 Facts About Matt Lawton
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Matt Lawton was drafted by the Twins during the 1991 MLB draft out of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
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Matt Lawton played in the minors with the Fort Wayne Wizards, the Fort Myers Miracle, the Hardware City Rock Cats, the Salt Lake Buzz, and the Akron Aeros.
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Matt Lawton was selected to play in the 1994 Florida State League All-Star Game.
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Matt Lawton was selected to play in the MLB All-Star twice, both times as a member of the American League team.
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Matt Lawton did not appeal the suspension, instead acknowledging his use of the drugs.
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Matt Lawton attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Mississippi.
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Matt Lawton is one of four attendees of Mississippi Gulf Coast who later played in Major League Baseball.
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Matt Lawton signed with the Minnesota Twins on August 12,1991, after being selected by them in that year's draft.
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Matt Lawton began his professional baseball career in 1992 with the Gulf Coast League Twins of the rookie-league Gulf Coast League.
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Amongst league batters, Matt Lawton was third in runs scored, and fifth in stolen bases.
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Matt Lawton was tied for tenth in the league in caught stealing.
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In 1994, Matt Lawton was assigned to play with the Class-A Advanced Fort Myers Miracle.
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Matt Lawton was tied for second in the league caught stealing, and walks; fourth in stolen bases; eighth in runs scored; and ninth in doubles.
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Matt Lawton began the 1995 season in the minor leagues with the Hardware City Rock Cats of the Double-A Eastern League.
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On defense with the Twins, Matt Lawton played 12 games in center field, eight games in right field, and one game in left field.
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On defense, Matt Lawton played 60 games in right field, 18 game in center field, and one game in left field.
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In spring training during the 1997 season, Matt Lawton was competing for the fourth outfielder spot on the Twins roster.
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Matt Lawton committed a combined seven errors, and made nine assists and 278 putouts.
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Matt Lawton struggled early during the 1998 season, but started playing better through the mid-season.
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Late into the season, Twins manager Tom Kelly commented that Matt Lawton had improved well over the season, but still had more work to do before he would become a "winning player".
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Matt Lawton committed four errors; and made 12 assists, and 389 putouts as an outfielder.
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Matt Lawton played five rehab games in the minor leagues with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Twins, and the Class-A Advanced Fort Myers Miracle, batting a combined.
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Matt Lawton potentially faced assault charges, but nothing was ever filed.
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In July, Matt Lawton played on the AL team during the 2000 MLB All-Star Game.
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Matt Lawton played 83 games in right field, 67 in left field, and three in center field.
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Defensively, Matt Lawton committed five errors; and made four assists, and 278 putouts.
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Matt Lawton sometimes batted in the third position in the Mets' batting order.
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Matt Lawton was traded from the New York Mets to the Cleveland Indians during the winter of 2001.
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Matt Lawton played three rehab games in the minors that season with the Double-A Akron Aeros, getting no hits in 10 at-bats.
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Matt Lawton played 85 games in right field, and 23 in left field.
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Matt Lawton underwent arthroscopic surgery after the season to repair a tear in his labrum and fraying in the rotator cuff.
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On July 11,2003, Matt Lawton was placed on the disabled list after jamming his middle finger.
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Matt Lawton underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus, marking the second time in as many years that he finished his season with surgery.
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Matt Lawton, who was in Philadelphia with the Indians, reported that the jewelry in question was worth US$117,000.
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Matt Lawton was selected to play in the 2004 MLB All-Star Game that season.
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On defense, Matt Lawton committed four errors; and made nine assists and 266 putouts.
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Amongst AL batters, Matt Lawton was tied for fifth in double plays grounded into, tied for sixth in stolen bases, and was tied for tenth in caught stealing.
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Matt Lawton was slated to be the team's leadoff hitter after the departure of the man who hit in that position during the 2004 season, Jason Kendall.
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On July 14,2005, Matt Lawton acknowledged he was hearing rumors that the Pirates were considering trading him before the July 31 no-waiver trade deadline.
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Matt Lawton is credited with a 463-foot long home run, hit against the Colorado Rockies on May 20,2005.
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On July 31,2005, Matt Lawton was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder Jody Gerut.
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Todd Walker, the Cubs second baseman at the time, was happy that his team traded for Matt Lawton, who had been his friend since playing in the minor leagues together.
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Matt Lawton was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees on August 27,2005.
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On November 3,2005, it was announced that Matt Lawton had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
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Matt Lawton made the following statement to the Associated Press following his suspension:.
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The Seattle Mariners, which were one of the teams Matt Lawton wanted to join, were wary of taking Matt Lawton because of his drug suspension, but eventually signed him.
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Matt Lawton's contract was a one-year major league contract worth US$400,000, with more than US$1 million in possible incentives.
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Matt Lawton gave Mariners officials the permission required to release him, saying that "I went to them in a friendly manner and just said 'Hey, I'll be the guy you can send out' if they felt the need".
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Matt Lawton has a son, Chaseton, born October 3,2000.
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