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Matt LaPorta

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: January 8, 1985 in Port Charlotte, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL), the Boston Red Sox in the 14th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) and the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (7th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).

High Schools: Charlotte HS (Punta Gorda, FL), Port Charlotte HS (Port Charlotte, FL)

School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Debut: May 3, 2009 (Age 24-115d, 19,524th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2012 (Age 27-268d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

National Team: us USA (Pro,Oly,College)

Full Name: Matthew Vincent LaPorta

Pronunciation: \la-POR-tah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

967

230

.238

106

RBI

120

OBP

.302

SLG

.393

OPS

.695

OPS+

Summary of 31 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 2 tying, 8 go ahead

1 Tm
CLE	31

Platoon
vs RHP	26
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	14

Outs
1	12
2	10
0	9

11 Opps
MIN	5
KCR	5
TOR	5
TEX	4
BAL	3
LAA	2
DET	2
CHW	2
TBR	1
BOS	1
OAK	1

29 Pitchers
Shawn Camp	2
Luke Hochevar	2
Frank Francisco	1
Carl Pavano	1
Joakim Soria	1
Brian Tallet	1
Brandon Morrow	1
Nick Blackburn	1
Tim Wakefield	1
Shaun Marcum	1
Bryan Bullington	1
Sean O'Sullivan	1
Brian Duensing	1
Omar Beltré	1
Derek Holland	1
Zach Stewart	1
Chris Lambert	1
Matt Guerrier	1
Joe Nathan	1
James Shields	1
Mark Hendrickson	1
Max Scherzer	1
Cla Meredith	1
Tyler Chatwood	1
Armando Galarraga	1
Tony Peña	1
Michael Kirkman	1
Jered Weaver	1
Vin Mazzaro	1

9 Parks
Progressive (CLE)	17
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1

Where Hit
7	16
8	6
78	4
89	3
9	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	9
4	7
2	6
3	5
5	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
1--	7
-23	3
-2-	2
12-	1
123	1
1-3	1

53 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	16
1 on	9
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	15

Inning
1	1
2	4
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	5
7	7
8	1
9	5

1-3	7
4-6	11
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	3
+1	6
Tied	6
-1	2
-2	5
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	12
Tied	6
Behind	13

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	9
1-0	4
2-1	4
0-2	3
1-1	3
2-2	3
1-2	2
0-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	24
LF	5
RF	1
DH	1

OrderPos
7th	13
8th	10
6th	5
5th	3

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-05-04	CLE	@	TOR	Brian Tallet	behind 0-2	t 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	7	0.263	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Garko Scores
2	2	2	1	2009-08-26	CLE	@	KCR	Luke Hochevar	ahead 3-2	t 6	2	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	1	7	7	0.132	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	2009-08-28	CLE	@	BAL	Cla Meredith	behind 2-6	t 6	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	7	7	0.057	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2009-09-08 (1)	CLE		TEX	Frank Francisco	behind 7-11	b 9	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	7	0.025	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Valbuena Scores
5	5	5	1	2009-09-15	CLE	@	MIN	Joe Nathan	behind 3-5	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	7	9	0.056	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	1	2009-09-16	CLE	@	MIN	Nick Blackburn	behind 0-5	t 7	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	3	0.053	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Hafner Scores
7	7	7	1	2009-09-27	CLE		BAL	Chris Lambert	ahead 8-0	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	6	7	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2010-05-16	CLE	@	BAL	Mark Hendrickson	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	1--	5,(3-1) CBBBX	2	8	DH	0.163	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Grudzielanek Scores
9	9	2	1	2010-06-29	CLE		TOR	Brandon Morrow	ahead 4-2	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0.070	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	3	1	2010-06-30	CLE		TOR	Shawn Camp	ahead 2-1	b 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	7	3	0.113	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	4	1	2010-07-01	CLE		TOR	Shaun Marcum	tied 0-0	b 4	1	-23	4,(1-2) FBFX	3	5	3	0.196	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Choo Scores; C. Santana Scores
12	12	5	1	2010-07-05	CLE	@	TEX	Omar Beltré	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	7	3	0.150	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Kearns Scores
13	13	6	1	2010-08-06	CLE		MIN	Matt Guerrier	tied 6-6	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	3	0.370	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	7	1	2010-08-08	CLE		MIN	Brian Duensing	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	5	3	0.168	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); S. Choo Scores
15	15	8	1	2010-08-26	CLE		OAK	Vin Mazzaro	behind 1-2	b 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) >X	2	7	3	0.378	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Crowe Scores
16	16	9	1	2010-08-27	CLE		KCR	Bryan Bullington	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-23	3,(0-2) FSX	3	7	3	0.179	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Hafner Scores; J. Nix Scores
17	17	10	1	2010-09-10	CLE		MIN	Carl Pavano	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	6	3	0.118	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	11	1	2010-09-18	CLE	@	KCR	Sean O'Sullivan	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	123	4,(2-1) SBBX	4	7	3	0.267	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); A. Cabrera Scores; S. Choo Scores; S. Duncan Scores
19	19	12	1	2010-09-27	CLE		DET	Armando Galarraga	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	3	0.131	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2011-04-06	CLE		BOS	Tim Wakefield	ahead 7-4	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..SX	1	8	3	0.014	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
21	21	2	1	2011-04-11	CLE	@	LAA	Tyler Chatwood	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	-23	5,(2-2) BCBFX	3	8	3	0.155	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O. Cabrera Scores; A. Kearns Scores
22	22	3	1	2011-04-26	CLE		KCR	Luke Hochevar	tied 2-2	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	3	0.159	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	4	1	2011-04-29	CLE		DET	Max Scherzer	behind 2-5	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	3	0.078	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	5	1	2011-05-19	CLE	@	CHW	Tony Peña	behind 1-8	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	6	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
25	25	6	1	2011-05-28	CLE	@	TBR	James Shields	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	8	3	0.089	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
26	26	7	1	2011-06-01	CLE	@	TOR	Shawn Camp	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	1-3	9,(2-2) BBSFFFFF>X	3	7	3	0.071	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Buck Scores; C. Santana Scores
27	27	8	1	2011-06-02	CLE		TEX	Michael Kirkman	behind 3-6	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	3	0.089	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
28	28	9	1	2011-07-26	CLE		LAA	Jered Weaver	behind 0-2	b 7	1	---	5,(2-2) BBFCX	1	7	3	0.134	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	10	1	2011-07-30	CLE		KCR	Joakim Soria	tied 2-2	b 9	2	12-	3,(1-1) BSX	3	8	3	0.392	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); C. Santana Scores; L. Chisenhall Scores
30	30	11	1	2011-08-18	CLE	@	CHW	Zach Stewart	behind 0-1	t 4	2	1--	3,(0-2) FS11X	2	8	3	0.234	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Fukudome Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2012-09-13	CLE	@	TEX	Derek Holland	behind 0-2	t 6	0	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	6	3	0.220	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); V. Rottino Scores