Matthew Liberatore

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: November 6, 1999 in Peoria, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 1st round (16th) of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, AZ).

High School: Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, AZ)

Debut: May 21, 2022 (Age 22-196d, 22,662nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$747k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 0.144 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Matthew Joseph Liberatore

Pronunciation: \LIBB-er-uh-tore\

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

-0.5

ERA

4.40

4.99

86.0

182.1

150

WHIP

1.267

1.426

Summary of 21 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 8 go ahead

1 Tm
STL	21

Platoon
vs RHB	18
vs LHB	3

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	8

Outs
2	8
0	8
1	5

14 Opps
PIT	3
CHC	3
MIA	2
NYM	2
MIN	2
COL	1
SEA	1
SDP	1
BOS	1
KCR	1
LAA	1
LAD	1
TEX	1
WSN	1

21 Batters
Billy Cook	1
Tyler O'Neill	1
Bryan Reynolds	1
Mark Vientos	1
Jesús Sánchez	1
Frank Schwindel	1
Willson Contreras	1
Keibert Ruiz	1
Ian Happ	1
Kevin Pillar	1
Brenton Doyle	1
Trea Turner	1
Nathaniel Lowe	1
Bryan De La Cruz	1
Ryan Jeffers	1
Michael A. Taylor	1
Rowdy Tellez	1
Salvador Perez	1
Manny Machado	1
Dylan Moore	1
Francisco Lindor	1

9 Parks
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	8
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
loanDepot pk (MIA)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Citi Field (NYC)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1

Where Hit
7	9
78	6
8	3
9	2
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	6
1	5
2	4
5	2
6	2
3	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	6
-2-	2
--3	1
12-	1
-23	1

34 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	10
1 on	9
2 on	2
Any on	11

Inning
1	5
2	2
3	3
4	2
5	2
6	4
8	1
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	10
4-6	8
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	7
-1	1
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	8
Tied	7
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
1-0	4
2-1	3
3-0	2
1-2	2
2-2	1
3-1	1
1-1	1
0-2	1
3-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	5
CF	5
1B	3
C	2
SS	2
RF	1
3B	1
2B	1
LF	1

OrderPos
2nd	4
3rd	4
8th	4
4th	4
6th	3
9th	1
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2022-05-21	Bryan Reynolds	PIT		STL	behind 2-5	b 5	2	1--	6,(3-2) BCCBB>X	2	2	8	20%	35%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Hayes Scores
2	2	2	1	2022-06-02	Willson Contreras	CHC		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-2-	3,(0-2) STX	2	2	DH	13%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Morel Scores
3	3	3	2	2022-06-02	Frank Schwindel	CHC		STL	tied 2-2	b 3	2	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	4	3	12%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	3	2022-06-02	Ian Happ	CHC		STL	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	10%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	2022-07-12	Trea Turner	LAD	@	STL	behind 1-6	t 5	0	1--	5,(3-1) CB*BBX	2	2	6	8%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Betts Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2023-06-06	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX		STL	behind 1-2	b 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	12%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	2	1	2023-06-18	Francisco Lindor	NYM		STL	behind 0-2	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	6	10%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	3	1	2023-08-03	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	2	18%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); E. Julien Scores
9	9	4	2	2023-08-03	Michael A. Taylor	MIN	@	STL	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	--3	4,(3-0) >B.BBX	2	8	8	10%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Castro Scores
10	10	5	1	2023-09-22	Manny Machado	SDP		STL	tied 2-2	b 8	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BBCCX	2	4	DH	28%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Soto Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2024-04-28	Mark Vientos	NYM		STL	tied 2-2	b 11	2	1--	6,(1-2) SFBF.>FX	2	8	5	44%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); H. Bader Scores
12	12	2	1	2024-05-13	Kevin Pillar	LAA		STL	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	8	13%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); T. Ward Scores
13	13	3	1	2024-05-19	Tyler O'Neill	BOS	@	STL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	3	DH	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	4	1	2024-06-19	Bryan De La Cruz	MIA		STL	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	DH	9%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
15	15	5	2	2024-06-19	Jesús Sánchez	MIA		STL	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	---	4,(1-2) FSBX	1	2	9	8%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	6	1	2024-07-10 (2)	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	STL	ahead 5-4	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	DH	12%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	2024-07-24	Rowdy Tellez	PIT		STL	ahead 4-0	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	8	3	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
18	18	8	1	2024-07-27	Keibert Ruiz	WSN	@	STL	ahead 6-0	t 6	1	-23	4,(2-1) B*BCX	3	6	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Yepez Scores; J. Wood Scores
19	19	9	1	2024-09-06	Dylan Moore	SEA	@	STL	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	19%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Crawford Scores
20	20	10	1	2024-09-18	Billy Cook	PIT	@	STL	behind 2-4	t 6	2	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	9	8	40%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); N. Yorke Scores; J. Triolo Scores
21	21	11	1	2024-09-25	Brenton Doyle	COL		STL	behind 1-5	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	8	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)