Matthew Teran Fraizer...Is a 2016 graduate of Clovis North High School in Clovis, CA...Hit .412 (35-for-85) with six doubles, two triples, one home run and 28 RBI in 19 games as a junior in 2019 at the University of Arizona...Became the ninth player ever drafted by the Pirates out of the University of Arizona and the first since Michael Flynn in 2018...Hit .300 with three home runs and 60 RBI in 106 games during his three-year career at Arizona...His father, Terance, was selected in the 24th round of the 1992 draft by the Oakland Athletics...Signed by Pirates scout Derrick Van Dusen.
2021
Led all Pirates farmhands with at least 350 plate appearances in batting average (.306), on-base percentage (.388), slugging percentage (.552), OPS (.939), hits (133), total bases (240) and runs scored (84)... Also finished second in home runs (23) and extra-base hits (55), tied for second in triples (six) and third in doubles (26)... Was named the organization’s Honus Wagner Player-of-the-Year, High-A East League Most Valuable Player and the Pirates organization’s Player-of-the-Year by Baseball America...Was named to the High-A East League post-season All-Star team as an outfielder...Ranked first in the High-A East League in batting, OBP, slugging and OPS (.979)... Finished 15th in all of Minor League Baseball in total bases (240) despite not playing after Altoona’s season ended on 9/19... Had four on-base streaks of 12 games or longer while playing with Greensboro along with three hitting streaks of 12 games or more... Was one of 18 players in all of Minor League Baseball with 20 home runs at the time he was promoted from Greensboro to Altoona on 8/5... Had his 15-game on-base streak end in his Double-A debut in game one of a doubleheader on 8/6 at Akron...Hit .321 with 12 extra-base hits and a .359 on-base percentage in August between Greensboro and Altoona... Recorded 10 multi-hit games in his first 25 games as a member of the Curve...Finished the season by going 7-for-16 with three doubles, one home run and three RBI in four games at Bowie...Made a total of 60 appearances (60 starts) in center field, 36 appearances (36 starts) in left field and four appearances (four starts) in right field between Greensboro and Altoona.
