Matthew Richard Wieters is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
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40 Facts About Matt Wieters
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Matt Wieters has played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and St Louis Cardinals.
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Matt Wieters is a four-time MLB All-Star and has won two Gold Glove Awards.
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Matt Wieters played for the Orioles through the 2016 season before becoming a free agent.
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Matt Wieters has played for the Washington Nationals and St Louis Cardinals.
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Matt Wieters played high school baseball at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
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Matt Wieters attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
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Matt Wieters is one of just three players in Georgia Tech history to earn first-team All-America honors on at least two occasions.
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In 2006, Matt Wieters played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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Matt Wieters finished his junior season ranked tied for sixth in the Yellow Jacket record books with 54 career doubles with 198 runs batted in along with 16 saves in his three years on the Flats.
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Matt Wieters finished 2007 having played in 169 consecutive games.
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Matt Wieters served as Tech's primary closer for his first two years and as one of two closers his junior season.
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Matt Wieters was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the 5th overall pick of the 2007 amateur draft and signed a contract with a $6 million signing bonus on August 15,2007.
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Matt Wieters attended 2008 spring training with the Orioles, starting the season with their Class A affiliate the Frederick Keys.
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Matt Wieters gained a midseason promotion to the Double-A Bowie Baysox.
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Matt Wieters earned the 2008 Minor League Player of the Year honors from Baseball America.
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Matt Wieters participated in the 2008 Arizona Fall League season, playing for the Surprise Rafters.
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Matt Wieters was selected to play in the Fall League's Rising Stars game.
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Matt Wieters made his major league debut on May 29,2009, against the Detroit Tigers.
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Matt Wieters changed his jersey number after his rookie season from 15 to 32, which was what he wore in college at Georgia Tech.
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On July 1,2012, Matt Wieters was selected to represent the Orioles in the All Star Game for the second consecutive year.
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On Opening Day, April 2,2013, Matt Wieters became the first Oriole to ever hit a home run against Tampa Bay Rays starter David Price, a two-run shot in the top of the first.
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Matt Wieters was the first Oriole to hit a walk-off grand slam since Harold Baines in 1999.
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Orioles broadcaster Gary Thorne reported that Matt Wieters was unlikely to play in the All Star Game even if he won the vote.
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On June 16, the Orioles announced that Matt Wieters would undergo Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery the next day, ending his 2014 campaign.
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Matt Wieters only played in 26 games in 2014 and was off to the best start of his career.
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Matt Wieters began the 2015 season on the 15-day disabled list in an effort to continue recovering from last year's Tommy John surgery.
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Matt Wieters collected 69 hits, eight home runs, and drove in 25 runs.
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Matt Wieters had a chance to become a free agent at the end of the 2015 season, but on November 13 he accepted the Orioles' $15.
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Matt Wieters was the first Oriole catcher since 1991 to have a 5-hit game and only the third catcher in Orioles history to do so.
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Matt Wieters ended his regular season having played in 124 games, slashing.
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On February 26,2019, Matt Wieters signed a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training, with the St Louis Cardinals.
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Matt Wieters made the opening day roster and had his contract purchased.
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On January 19,2020, Matt Wieters agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract with the Cardinals to return for the 2020 season.
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In May 2021, Matt Wieters announced his plans to play for Team USA in the 2021 Summer Olympics.
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Matt Wieters was dropped from the roster for the qualifying round.
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Matt Wieters is a Christian and spoke about his faith in a 2015 video for a website about Christian athletes.
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