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Matthew Lee Andriese (/ænˈdriːs/; born August 28, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Professional career
Amateur career
Andriese attended Redlands East Valley High School, where he played for the school's baseball team along with Tyler Chatwood. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 37th round of the 2008 MLB draft, but did not sign with Texas. He enrolled at the University of California, Riverside, to play college baseball for the UC Riverside Highlanders baseball team. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Minor leagues
The San Diego Padres selected Andriese in the third round of the 2011 MLB draft. He signed with the Padres, and pitched for the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2012. He had a strong performance with the San Antonio Missions of the Class AA Texas League in 2013, and was promoted to the Tucson Padres of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League during the season.
Tampa Bay Rays
On January 22, 2014, the Padres traded Andriese, Logan Forsythe, Brad Boxberger, Matt Lollis, and Maxx Tissenbaum to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Alex Torres and Jesse Hahn. He pitched for the Durham Bulls of the Class AAA International League during the 2014 season.
Andriese made the Rays' Opening Day roster out of spring training in 2015. He made his major league debut on April 10, and made his first start on April 14. He finished the 2015 season with 25 appearances (8 starts) and an ERA of 4.11.
Once again in 2016 Andriese spent time in both the rotation and the bullpen, appearing in 29 games (19 starts), he went 8-8 with a 4.37 ERA.
At the start of the 2017 season, Andriese was the 5th pitcher in the Rays rotation, he started the season going 5-1 with a 3.54 ERA in 12 starts before falling victim to a stress reaction in his hip. He was moved to the 60-day DL.
Arizona Diamondbacks
On July 25, 2018, Andriese was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Michael Pérez and Brian Shaffer.
Los Angeles Angels
On January 14, 2020, Andriese was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Jeremy Beasley.
On July 26, 2020, Andriese made his Angels debut against the Oakland Athletics, relieving for Shohei Ohtani. He pitched 5 ⁄3 innings, striking out 5 batters and allowing 0 runs.
International career
On October 29, 2018, he was selected MLB All-Stars at 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series
