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Matt Chapman
Matthew James Chapman (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays.
Chapman made his MLB debut with Oakland in 2017. He was traded to the Blue Jays prior to the 2022 season and signed with the Giants as a free agent before the 2024 season. Renowned for his defense, Chapman has won five Gold Glove Awards, two Platinum Glove Awards, and three Fielding Bible Awards. He also won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2018 and was an All-Star in 2019.
Matthew James Chapman was born on April 28, 1993, in Victorville, California. Chapman attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California. In 2011, as a senior, he had a .422 batting average.
Undrafted out of high school in the 2011 MLB draft, Chapman enrolled at California State University, Fullerton, where he played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. In 2014, his junior year, he slashed .312/.412/.498 with six home runs and 48 runs batted in (RBIs) in 54 games.
In 2012, Chapman played summer league baseball for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League.
After the season, the Oakland Athletics selected Chapman in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft.
After signing, Chapman made his professional debut at the rookie level Arizona League Athletics. After three games, he was promoted to Class-A Beloit Snappers. In 50 games for Beloit, he batted .237 with five home runs and 20 RBIs. He also played in one game for the Double-A Midland RockHounds at the end of the season. His entire 2015 season was spent with the Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports where he batted .250 with 23 home runs and 57 RBIs in 80 games. Chapman was invited to major league spring training with the Athletics in 2016. He began the season with Midland, and after slashing .244/.335/.521 with 29 home runs and 83 RBIs in 117 games, he was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in August, where he finished the season batting .197 with seven home runs and 13 RBIs in 18 games. He was selected as the Texas League Player of the Year for 2016.
Chapman started the 2017 season playing for Nashville. He suffered a wrist injury on a check swing in the first series of the season and spent two weeks on the disabled list. In 49 games for Nashville, he batted .257 with 16 home runs and 30 RBIs.
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Matt Chapman
Matthew James Chapman (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays.
Chapman made his MLB debut with Oakland in 2017. He was traded to the Blue Jays prior to the 2022 season and signed with the Giants as a free agent before the 2024 season. Renowned for his defense, Chapman has won five Gold Glove Awards, two Platinum Glove Awards, and three Fielding Bible Awards. He also won the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2018 and was an All-Star in 2019.
Matthew James Chapman was born on April 28, 1993, in Victorville, California. Chapman attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California. In 2011, as a senior, he had a .422 batting average.
Undrafted out of high school in the 2011 MLB draft, Chapman enrolled at California State University, Fullerton, where he played college baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. In 2014, his junior year, he slashed .312/.412/.498 with six home runs and 48 runs batted in (RBIs) in 54 games.
In 2012, Chapman played summer league baseball for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League.
After the season, the Oakland Athletics selected Chapman in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft.
After signing, Chapman made his professional debut at the rookie level Arizona League Athletics. After three games, he was promoted to Class-A Beloit Snappers. In 50 games for Beloit, he batted .237 with five home runs and 20 RBIs. He also played in one game for the Double-A Midland RockHounds at the end of the season. His entire 2015 season was spent with the Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports where he batted .250 with 23 home runs and 57 RBIs in 80 games. Chapman was invited to major league spring training with the Athletics in 2016. He began the season with Midland, and after slashing .244/.335/.521 with 29 home runs and 83 RBIs in 117 games, he was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in August, where he finished the season batting .197 with seven home runs and 13 RBIs in 18 games. He was selected as the Texas League Player of the Year for 2016.
Chapman started the 2017 season playing for Nashville. He suffered a wrist injury on a check swing in the first series of the season and spent two weeks on the disabled list. In 49 games for Nashville, he batted .257 with 16 home runs and 30 RBIs.