Matt Peacock #54

Married to Preslie...Played 3 seasons at the University of South Alabama where he went 3-4 with a 4.52 ERA in 37 games (1 start)...Went 3-3 with 10 saves and a 2.96 ERA in 26 games as a senior in 2017...Notable alumni include D-backs legend Luis Gonzalez and former D-backs player and coach Turner Ward...Stepped away from baseball for his redshirt junior season of college after suffering a "flexor mass injury" and having a bone spur removed… he came back for his senior season and was drafted by the D-backs...Was drafted in the 23rd round by the D-backs in 2017, the same round the D-backs took Quality Control/Catching Coach Robby Hammock in 1998...Other notable pitchers drafted in the 23rd round include Roy Oswalt (1996) and Ted Lilly (1996).

2021

Was 5-7 with a 4.90 ERA (47 ER in 86.1 IP) in 35 games (8 starts) in his first Major League season…threw a sinker 68.3 pct. of the time... Ranked among NL rookie leaders in wins (T-4th) and innings pitched (8th)... Went 1-5 with a 5.29 ERA (20 ER in 34.0 IP) as a starter and 4-2 with a 4.64 ERA (27 ER in 52.1 IP) in relief... His 59.6 ground-ball pct. was fi fth highest in the Majors (min. 75.0 IP)... Was 1-1 with one save and a 13.50 ERA (6 ER in 4.0 IP) in 5 relief appearances with Triple-A Reno.

2020

Participated in the D-backs' Instructional League from Oct. 1-Nov. 12.

2019

Went 8-4 with 2 complete games (1 shutout) and a 2.97 ERA (38 ER in 115.1 IP) in 21 games (20 starts) with Double-A Jackson... Threw back-to-back complete games in July, including a 1-hit shutout on July 23 vs. Mississippi (7.0 innings)... Earned Double-A Jackson's Pitcher of the Month honors for July after going 4-0 with a 1.41 ERA (5 ER in 32.0 IP) in 5 starts... Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for July 1-7…was 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER in 14.0 IP).

2018

 Named to the Midwest League midseason All-Star Team during his first full professional season with Single-A Kane County…was 3-3 with a 3.59 ERA in 17 games (5 starts)...Also made 11 starts for Single-A Adv. Visalia, going 4-3 with a 4.66 ERA with 55 strikeouts.