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Matt Festa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: March 11, 1993 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 7th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (East Stroudsburg, PA).

High School: St. Joseph by the Sea HS (Staten Island, NY)

Schools: Dominican University New York (Orangeburg, NY), East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (East Stroudsburg, PA)

Debut: July 14, 2018 (Age 25-125d, 21,711th in major league history)
vs. COL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.119 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Matthew Joseph Festa

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.9

-0.6

ERA

6.20

4.66

106

20.1

114.0

122

WHIP

1.230

1.307

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-9

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 9, Entered with runners on base: 8

2024 Pitching Game Log

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2024 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
1	90	81	Jun 30	NYM		HOU	L,5-10	11-GF(11)	L(0-1)	99	1.0	4	5	4	1	1	0	0	36.00	4.17	8	28	23	2	4	1	5	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.40	-0.482	1.88	-0.23%	-3.90	-6.75	-6.00	11t -2- 0 out tie	11t end d 5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
				Player went from New York Mets to Texas Rangers
2	91	118	Aug 11	TEX	@	NYY	L,7-8	6-6		41	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	27.00	3.77	4	16	10	1	1	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.25	-0.021	.05	0.00%	-0.86	-1.70	-1.00	6b --- 0 out d4	6b --3 2 out d5
3	92	119	Aug 12	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-5	5-6		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15.00	2.17	4	14	12	1	2	1	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.076	.10	0.01%	1.30	7.00	10.00	5b 123 2 out d2	6b 3 out d2
4	93	121	Aug 14	TEX	@	BOS	W,9-7	8-9	W(1-1)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10.38	2.01	4	14	11	3	2	0	3	0	3	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.146	.09	0.01%	0.85	9.00	13.00	8b -2- 2 out d3	9b 3 out tie
5	94	123	Aug 16	TEX		MIN	L,3-4	5-7		1	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.43	2.45	8	21	15	4	0	1	7	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.101	.02	0.00%	1.20	6.00	8.00	5t --- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d1
6	95	131	Aug 25	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.75	3.92	4	17	14	2	2	0	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.058	.01	0.00%	-0.51	1.65	3.00	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
7	96	132	Aug 27	TEX	@	CHW	W,3-1	6-6	W(2-1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.00	3.61	3	15	10	1	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.074	.00	0.00%	0.48	8.25	12.00	6b --- 0 out tie	6b 3 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Entered	Exited
8	97	137	Sep 1	TEX		OAK	W,6-4	10-GF(10)	W(3-1)	4	1.0	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	6.30	3.17	5	19	15	1	4	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.81	-0.310	.06	0.00%	-0.91	7.05	12.00	10t -2- 0 out tie	10t end d 2
9	98	140	Sep 4	TEX		NYY	W,10-6	8-9		2	1.0	0	3	3	3	1	0	0	8.18	3.80	6	34	17	4	4	0	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.06	-3.55	-3.00	8t 1-- 2 out a8	9t 123 2 out a8
10	99	143	Sep 7	TEX		LAA	W,6-4	6-7		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	7.50	3.67	4	25	16	5	4	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.036	.03	0.00%	0.48	5.65	9.00	6t 1-- 1 out d2	7t 1-- 1 out d2
11	100	145	Sep 10	TEX	@	ARI	L,0-6	7-8		2	1.1	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	8.10	3.32	7	24	17	6	3	3	2	2	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-1.27	1.20	4.00	7b 1-- 1 out d4	8b -2- 2 out d6
12	101	147	Sep 12	TEX	@	SEA	W,5-4	7-7	W(4-1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.53	3.38	4	17	9	3	3	0	2	0	2	0		0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.020	.01	0.00%	0.45	7.65	12.00	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
13	102	150	Sep 15	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-7	6-6		2	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	7.63	3.43	6	16	11	3	1	1	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.55	0.45	3.00	6b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d4
14	103	151	Sep 17	TEX		TOR	W,13-8	5-6	W(5-1)	1	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	7.02	3.35	4	26	15	4	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.088	.00	0.00%	0.57	10.40	16.00	5t --- 2 out tie	6t 3 out tie
15	104	153	Sep 19	TEX		TOR	L,0-4	6-7		1	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	7.00	3.83	5	15	12	2	2	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.43	4.40	7.00	6t --- 2 out d2	7t 3 out d3
16	105	154	Sep 20	TEX		SEA	L,2-8	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.63	3.96	5	16	11	3	1	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.47	1.05	3.00	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
17	106	156	Sep 22	TEX		SEA	W,6-5	6-7		1	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.20	3.81	5	22	16	1	4	2	2	1	0	0		2	2	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-1.94	4.40	7.00	6t -23 2 out d2	7t 3 out d1
							8-9		W-L:5-1	1.8	20.1	17	17	14	8	20	2	1	6.20	3.81	86	339	69%	14%	13%	0.43		26%	16%	0		9	22%	6	0	2	76	4	1	1	0	1	0	.77	-0.512	.18	-0.22%	-4.64	62.15	109.00

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