Matt Hobgood

Matthew Micah Hobgood

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 245 lb.
• High School Norco High School

• Born August 3, 1990 in Glendale, AZ USA

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Biographical information

Matt Hobgood is a former minor league pitcher who is notable for winning Gatorade Player of the Year award in 2009.

He hit .475 with 21 homers and 55 RBI in 101 AB as a high school senior and was 11-1 with a 0.92 ERA, fanning 101 and allowing 39 hits in 68 innings. He was named first-team All-American by Baseball America

Hobgood was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2009 amateur draft, following only Stephen Strasburg, Dustin Ackley, Donavan Tate and Tony Sanchez and the second high schooler picked (after Sanchez). He signed with scout Mark Ralston for a bonus over $2.4 million. He pitched for the Bluefield Orioles that year, going 1-2 with a 4.72 ERA in eight games started. Baseball America named him the #4 prospect in the Appalachian League. Going into 2010, he was ranked the #5 prospect in the Orioles chain. In 2010, he went 3-7 with a 4.40 ERA in 21 starts for the Delmarva Shorebirds. He split 2011 between the GCL Orioles and Aberdeen Ironbirds, going a combined 0-6 with a 8.76 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). He did not play in 2012. In 2013, he was 9-4 with a 4.32 ERA in 33 games (one start) between Delmarva and the Frederick Keys. He spent 2014 with Frederick, going 3-4 with a 4.48 ERA in 29 games. His final campaign was 2015 with the Bowie Baysox, when he went 1-1, 6.52 in 6 appearances.

Overall, Hobgood was 17-24 with a 4.98 ERA in 110 games (42 starts).