Joe Mather
St. Louis Cardinals — No. 7
Outfielder / Third Baseman
Born: July 23, 1982 (1982-07-23) (age 27) Sandpoint, Idaho
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 30, 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2008)
Batting average	.241
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	18
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2008)

Joseph Paul Mather (born July 23, 1982 in Sandpoint, Idaho) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who currently plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. He has the nickname "Joey Bombs" which he earned in Double-A Springfield.

[edit] High school career

At Mountain Pointe High School in Ahwatukee, Arizona, Mather was an All-State performer in baseball. He also set the school record for the most RBI and home runs in a career.^[1] Mather also earned nicknames such as "Jo-Jo" and Joe Cotton Mather, a reference to the 17th century puritan minister.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Minor leagues

In 38 games with the Memphis Redbirds before his promotion to the St. Louis Cardinals, Mather hit .315 with 12 home runs, 24 RBI, and slugged .671.^[2]

[edit] St. Louis Cardinals

On May 30, 2008, Mather was promoted from Triple-A to the Major league club after outfielder Chris Duncan was optioned to Triple-A . On the same day as his call-up, he was in the starting lineup as the right fielder for the Cardinals. He picked up his first major league hit and RBI in the 7th inning, driving in the game-winning run.

He was the last man cut in April 2009, for the team to get to the 25-man roster before Opening Day (Apr. 6).^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Mather player profile at Scout.com
• http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/sections/sports/sports/article_288564.php
• http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-79854352.html