Matt Festa

Position: Relief 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)

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

Career

WAR

0.3

ERA

4.32

93.2

102

WHIP

1.324

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	21	0.2	East Stroudsburg	PSAC	NCAA		5	1	.833	3.64	3.94	11	9			0	0	59.1	60	26	24	2	13	0	44	11	1	0	258	1.230	9.1	0.3	2.0	6.7	3.38
2015	22	1.2	East Stroudsburg	PSAC	NCAA		7	4	.636	5.01	5.43	14	11			0	0	64.2	75	39	36	1	19	1	66	10	0	8	292	1.454	10.4	0.1	2.6	9.2	3.47
2016	23	2.2	East Stroudsburg	PSAC	NCAA		11	2	.846	2.35	2.76	13	13		9	2	0	88.0	72	27	23	3	21	0	105	7	0	9	360	1.057	7.4	0.3	2.1	10.7	5.00
2016	23	1.8	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	6	2	.750	3.73	4.33	14	8	0	0	0	0	60.1	60	29	25	3	14	0	58	2	2	2	253	1.227	9.0	0.4	2.1	8.7	4.14
2017	24	0.9	Modesto	CALL	A+	SEA	4	2	.667	3.23	3.88	42	1	18	0	0	6	69.2	61	30	25	7	19	2	99	1	0	4	291	1.148	7.9	0.9	2.5	12.8	5.21
2017	24	0.5	Peoria	AZFL	Fal		0	0		7.88	7.88	8	0	4	0	0	0	8.0	10	7	7	0	5	0	11	0	0	0	39	1.875	11.3	0.0	5.6	12.4	2.20
2018	25	0.9	Arkansas	TL	AA	SEA	5	2	.714	2.76	3.31	44	0	41	0	0	20	49.0	50	18	15	6	12	0	67	2	0	1	208	1.265	9.2	1.1	2.2	12.3	5.58
2018	25	-3.6	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	0	0		2.16	2.16	8	1	0	0	0	0	8.1	13	2	2	0	2	0	4	1	0	2	40	1.800	14.0	0.0	2.2	4.3	2.00
2019	26	-0.7	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	1	.500	2.64	3.23	23	0	14	0	0	5	30.2	23	11	9	3	14	0	33	1	0	1	128	1.207	6.8	0.9	4.1	9.7	2.36
2019	26	-2.4	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	0	2	.000	5.64	6.04	20	0	10	0	0	0	22.1	20	15	14	5	12	1	21	2	0	1	101	1.433	8.1	2.0	4.8	8.5	1.75

2021	28		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-Rk-A+	SEA	4	1	.800	2.49	2.49	23	1	5	0	0	1	25.1	18	7	7	4	4	0	39	4	2	0	101	0.868	6.4	1.4	1.4	13.9	9.75
2021	28	0.6	Tacoma	AAAW	AAA	SEA	4	1	.800	2.95	2.95	19	0	5	0	0	1	21.1	17	7	7	4	3	0	31	3	2	0	86	0.938	7.2	1.7	1.3	13.1	10.33
2021	28	4.8	Everett	HAW	A+	SEA	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	13.5
2021	28	7.1	Mariners	ACL	Rk	SEA	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	8	0.500	0.0	0.0	4.5	22.5	5.00
2022	29	1.8	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	0	1.000	0.00	2.70	6	0	1	0	0	0	6.2	2	2	0	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	24	0.600	2.7	0.0	2.7	14.9	5.50
2022	29	0.6	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	2	0	1.000	4.17	4.33	53	0	13	0	0	2	54.0	43	26	25	10	18	0	64	2	0	1	219	1.130	7.2	1.7	3.0	10.7	3.56
2023	30	2.7	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	1	0	1.000	0.53	1.32	28	0	21	0	0	15	34.0	11	5	2	2	16	2	28	3	0	1	128	0.794	2.9	0.5	4.2	7.4	1.75
2023	30	1.3	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	0	0		4.00	4.00	8	0	4	0	0	0	9.0	4	4	4	1	12	0	13	0	0	1	43	1.778	4.0	1.0	12.0	13.0	1.08
2024	31	3.3	El Paso	PCL	AAA	SDP	0	0		2.57	2.57	7	0	2	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	29	1.143	6.4	0.0	3.9	9.0	2.33
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		2	2	.500	4.32	4.52	89	1	27	0	0	2	93.2	80	47	45	16	44	1	102	5	0	5	403	1.324	7.7	1.5	4.2	9.8	2.32
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		22	8	.733	2.71	3.31	187	10	102	0	0	47	282.2	230	104	85	25	84	4	342	13	4	9	1162	1.111	7.3	0.8	2.7	10.9	4.07
College (3 seasons)					College		23	7	.767	3.52	3.91	38	33		9	2	0	212.0	207	92	83	6	53	1	215	28	1	17	910	1.226	8.8	0.3	2.3	9.1	4.06
Other (1 season)					Other		0	0		7.88	7.88	8	0	4	0	0	0	8.0	10	7	7	0	5	0	11	0	0	0	39	1.875	11.3	0.0	5.6	12.4	2.20
All Levels (10 Seasons)							47	17	.734	3.32	3.77	322	44	133	9	2	49	596.1	527	250	220	47	186	6	670	46	5	31	2514	1.196	8.0	0.7	2.8	10.1	3.60

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		7	2	.778	1.81	2.44	83	0	43	0	0	21	99.2	58	27	20	9	38	2	110	7	2	2	395	0.963	5.2	0.8	3.4	9.9	2.89
AA (1 season)					Minors		5	2	.714	2.76	3.31	44	0	41	0	0	20	49.0	50	18	15	6	12	0	67	2	0	1	208	1.265	9.2	1.1	2.2	12.3	5.58
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		4	2	.667	3.14	3.77	44	1	18	0	0	6	71.2	62	30	25	7	19	2	102	1	0	4	298	1.130	7.8	0.9	2.4	12.8	5.37
A- (1 season)					Minors		6	2	.750	3.73	4.33	14	8	0	0	0	0	60.1	60	29	25	3	14	0	58	2	2	2	253	1.227	9.0	0.4	2.1	8.7	4.14
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	8	0.500	0.0	0.0	4.5	22.5	5.00