Biography

Matthew Allen Peacock (born February 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Buffalo Bisons, in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals. Career Amateur career Peacock attended Saraland High School in Saraland, Alabama. In 2011, his junior year, he posted a 3.42 ERA while batting .440 with 32 RBIs. He earned All-State honorable mention. He was not drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and he enrolled at the University of South Alabama where he played college baseball. Peacock redshirted his freshman year in 2013. In 2014, as a redshirt freshman, he made eight relief appearances in which he went 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA. As a redshirt sophomore in 2015, he pitched in only three games. Peacock underwent surgery on his throwing arm in 2016, and he did not make an appearance that season, instead choosing to work at his uncle's sawmill. He returned to the mound in 2017, and moved into the closer role. Over 25 relief appearances, he went 3-3 with a 2.88 ERA, ten saves, and 55 strikeouts over fifty innings. Professional career Following the season, Peacock was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 23rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops, going 0-2 with a 2.45 ERA over 22 relief appearances. In 2018, Peacock began the season with the Kane County Cougars (with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star) before being promoted to the Visalia Rawhide. Over 28 games (16 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 7-6 record and a 4.20 ERA. He spent 2019 with the Jackson Generals with whom he pitched to an 8-4 record and 2.97 ERA over 21 games (twenty starts). Peacock did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season. On April 6, 2021, Peacock was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to fill in for the injured Joakim Soria. He made his MLB debut that night against the Colorado Rockies, picking up his first MLB win in a 13-inning victory. In the game, he also recorded his first MLB hit off of Rockies reliever Ben Bowden, becoming the first pitcher since 1945 to make his debut in extra innings and record his first hit and win.

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Recent Matches (Buffalo Bisons)