Matt Childers

Matt Childers
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles — No. 50
Pitcher
Born: December 3, 1978 (1978-12-03) (age 32)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 3, 2002 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	0-0
Earned run average	9.69
Strikeouts	8
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2002) Atlanta Braves (2005) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2009-present) (NPB)

Matthew Wilkie Childers (born December 3, 1978 in Douglas, Georgia) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan.

Career

He has made a total of 11 appearances in Major League Baseball games: eight with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002 and three with the Atlanta Braves in 2005.^[1]

Childers spent the 2007 season with the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the Ottawa Lynx of the International League.^[2] He was re-signed by the Phillies on December 7, 2007.^[3] In 2008, he played for the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs becoming a free agent at the end of the season. In December 2008, he signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan.

Personal

He is the brother of Jason Childers.

References

1. ^ "Matt Childers". Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=400002. Retrieved 2007-02-07. 
2. ^ "Matt Childers Statistics". The Baseball Cube. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/matt-childers.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-14. 
3. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Transactions". Major League Baseball. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=phi&year=2007&month=12. Retrieved 2007-12-14. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Matt Childers' MILB Biography

Persondata
Name	Childers, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 3, 1978
Place of birth	Douglas, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death