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Matt Magill Announces Retirement

By Mark Polishuk | February 3, 2022 at 5:10pm CDT

Right-hander Matt Magill has announced his retirement, as per his personal Twitter account.  The 32-year-old is calling it a career after 13 professional seasons in total, and parts of five MLB seasons.

It was quite a nice run for a 31st-round draft pick, as Magill was selected out of high school by the Dodgers in 2008.  Magill made his Major League debut in the Dodger Blue in 2013, tossing 27 2/3 innings for the club before returning to Triple-A for the entirety of the 2014 season.  That winter saw Magill dealt to the Reds in exchange for Chris Heisey, but Magill’s Cincinnati tenure was marked by a Tommy John surgery that wiped out almost all of his 2015-16 seasons.

Magill finally gained a foothold in the big leagues in 2018, appearing in 90 games and pitching 107 1/3 innings with the Twins and Mariners over the course of the 2018-19 seasons.  While his Statcast numbers weren’t pretty, Magill outpitched his metrics by rather a stunning amount, posting a 3.94 ERA over those two seasons despite some of the league’s worst hard-contact and xwOBA totals.  Magill also allowed an above-average number of home runs, but struck out batters at a solid 25.1% rate.

The abbreviated 2020 season saw Magill post a perfect 0.00 ERA over his first eight outings before he ran into some serious struggles, quite possibly due to a shoulder injury that eventually brought an early end to his campaign.  The Mariners released Magill and then quickly re-signed him at the end of last year’s Spring Training, but the righty didn’t see any action at either the MLB or minor league levels in 2021.  Magill ends his career with a 4.63 ERA and 23.2% strikeout rate over 149 2/3 innings in the bigs.

We at MLB Trade Rumors congratulate Magill on his career, and we wish him the best in retirement.

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  1. The Baseball Fan (Doesn’t like the Cubs)

    12 months ago

    Nice career. All the best!

    Reply
    • Please, Hammer. Don't hurt 'em.

      12 months ago

      I was gonna say… I didn’t realize he was a 31st round pick. Nice career for a guy who probably thought he would never even sniff the majors. That draft pick is so low it’s almost “do his uncle a favor and draft Mike Piazza” territory.

      Reply
  2. Bearded Texas Hulk

    12 months ago

    My highschool coach told me I would prob go in the 25 to 35th round in the draft if I pushed hard in my senior year. I was a catcher. I decided to pursue the military and science instead. At any rate, congrats on a good career.

    Reply
    • Yankee Clipper

      12 months ago

      Military & science? What a dummy!

      Obviously, that’s a pun… thank you for helping serve our country, brother. We need great minds that choose service & science over sports, fame, and money. Freedom is never without sacrifice.

      Reply
    • Ducky Buckin Fent

      12 months ago

      Oo rah

      Reply
  3. dominikk85

    12 months ago

    I never heard his name but I still wish him good luck for his next steps after leaving the game.

    Reply
    • Yankee Clipper

      12 months ago

      I think he was on a television cartoon show back in the day with big, thick glasses… Mr. Magill.

      Reply
      • miltpappas

        12 months ago

        Road Hog!

        Reply
  4. leefieux

    12 months ago

    He did better than most who never even sniff The Show.

    Reply
  5. yamsi1912

    12 months ago

    Great career! See you in Cooperstown!

    Reply
  6. rdiddy75

    12 months ago

    I will miss Maggie M’Gill

    Reply
  7. vtadave

    12 months ago

    Dodger legend.

    Reply
  8. Metsfan9

    12 months ago

    Carved out a nice little career despite his beginnings. Late round pick who had big gaps in between his early cups of coffee in the bigs. I remember in like MLB the Show 17 he had a really low overall. He became a decent reliever after all that . Props to him!

    Reply
  9. Best Screenname Ever

    12 months ago

    Given that the MLBPA clown crew is ensuring the cancelation of the 2022 season we should expect a few retirements soon.

    Reply
  10. Monkey’s Uncle

    12 months ago

    His name was Magill, and he called himself Lil, but everyone knew him as Nancy.

    Reply
  11. Ron Tingley

    12 months ago

    Legit. High school 31st round pick to the MLB. Had a case of the yips in the 2014 season, glad he made back. Was talked about a lot after baseball returned back from covid in 2020. Funny bc the first 10 games played were treated like it was 100 in 2020. Guys like Magill were on mlb network like superstars.

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