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Proper Name
Matthew John Kata
High Level
MLB (2003-2009)
Positions
2B (663) ... SS (268) ... 3B (200) ... OF (156) ... LF (72) ... 1B (34) ... RF (20) ... CF (6) ... DH (4) ... P (1)
Ht / Wt
6-1 / 185
Bats / Throws
Both / Right
age
46.014
place
Fairview Park,Ohio
High School
St. Ignatius (Cleveland,OH)
colleges
Vanderbilt University (Nashville,TN),
draft posit
2B
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
ARI [7] TEX [3] PIT [2] HOU [2] PHI [1] CIN [1]
TBC#
5836
mlbam id
425632
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [2003-2009].239.6506958916612639
Speed
62
Power
47
Contact
77
XBH
53
RBIs
39
Runs
59
Hitting
55
Durability
64
Team
.471
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
2012 2012-11-02 current -- -- Declared free agency Free Agt -- No 34.233
2012 2012-04-02 2012-11-02 TEX AAA Assigned to Round Rock (AAA) Minors Round Rock (PCL) No 34.019
2011 2011-12-21 2012-04-02 TEX MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 33.282
2011 2011-11-02 2011-12-21 -- -- Declared free agency Free Agt -- No 33.233
2011 2011-08-14 2011-08-21 TEX AAA IL-7 Injured DL-7 Round Rock (PCL) No 33.153
2011 2011-01-05 2011-08-14 TEX MLB Signed to #-year contract for 2011-2011 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 32.297
2010 2010-11-06 2011-01-05 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 32.237
2010 2010-03-13 2010-11-06 HOU MLB Signed to #-year contract for 2010-2010 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 31.364
2009 2009-10-05 2010-03-13 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 31.205
2008 2008-12-11 2009-10-05 HOU MLB Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 30.272
2008 2008-11-03 2008-12-11 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 30.234
2008 2008-03-29 2008-11-03 PIT MLB Traded by Colorado Rockies to Pittsburgh Pirates for future considerations Hist -- No 30.015
2008 2008-01-06 2008-03-29 COL MLB Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 29.298
2007 2007-10-25 2008-01-06 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 29.225
2007 2007-06-15 2007-10-25 PIT MLB Signed to #-year contract for 2007-2007 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 29.093
2007 2007-06-13 2007-06-15 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 29.091
2006 2006-11-08 2007-06-13 TEX MLB Signed to #-year contract for 2006-2006 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 28.239
2006 2006-10-15 2006-11-08 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 28.215
2006 2006-03-15 2006-10-15 CIN MLB Claimed on waivers from Phillies by Reds Hist -- No 28.001
2005 2005-07-21 2006-03-15 PHI MLB Traded from Arizona Diamondbacks to Philadelphia Phillies for Tim Worrell Hist -- No 27.129
2004 2004-05-30 2004-10-08 ARI MLB DL - Dislocated left shoulder Injury -- No 26.077
1999 1999-06-05 2004-05-30 ARI MLB Signed out of draft (Vanderbilt) Hist -- No 21.083
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