Side by Side: Sizing up baseball’s Matt Duffys
Matt Duffy? Meet Matt Duffy. OK, so that was a little confusing, but we’re comparing third basemen Matt Duffy of the Giants and Matt Duffy of the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies in the Houston Astros organization:
Giants’ DuffyGrizzlies’ Duffy | ||
Michael | Middle name | Edward |
Jan. 15, 1991 | Birthday | Feb. 6, 1989 |
Long Beach | Birthplace | Boston |
Tom, Cathy | Parents | Ed, Janice |
Long Beach State | College | Tennessee |
2012 | Draft year | 2011 |
18 | Draft round | 20 |
R/R | Bats/throws | R/R |
6-foot-2 | Height | 6-foot-3 |
170 | Weight | 215 |
.307 | Batting avg. | .301 |
9 | Home runs | 16 |
51 | RBIs | 86 |
248 | Games in minors | 560 |
132 | Games in majors | 0 |
Source: baseball-reference.com
CUE TO EERIE MUSIC
They not only share a name and position, they were drafted a year apart and each had three hits on June 28.
SCORE ONE FOR DUFFY
Fresno’s Duffy has done something the other Duffy likely has not: homered off Matt Cain when the right-hander made a rehabilitation start with the River Cats this season.
IS A MEETING IN THE STARS?
Both players are having excellent seasons, but neither was chosen as an All-Star. Could their paths cross? If Houston calls up its Duffy, he might face the Giants on Tuesday, when the Astros start a two-game series at AT&T Park.
Jeff Caraska
This story was originally published August 10, 2015 at 4:29 PM with the headline "Side by Side: Sizing up baseball’s Matt Duffys."