The Blue Jays have announced that bullpen coach Matt Buschmann is leaving the organization to pursue other opportunities. Buschmann had been with the Blue Jays since 2018, and also served as the team’s director of pitching development since 2020. Toronto also announced that it will complete its coaching staff in the coming weeks.
Buschmann, 38, was a 15th-round draft pick out of Vanderbilt University by the Padres in 2006. He would work his way through the Friars’ minor league system, spending time with both their Double- and Triple-A affiliates in 2009, 2010, and 2011, but would struggle and post combined ERAs north of 5. He was eventually selected in the Double-A portion of the Rule 5 Draft by the Nationals who flipped him to the Rays for cash considerations in 2012.
Like with the Padres, Buschmann’s time with the Rays was limited to Double- and Triple-A baseball. He would work to a 2.86 ERA in 160 2/3 innings during the 2013 season across the two levels but did not receive a call-up. The righty left the team in free agency and joined the Athletics for the 2014 season, re-signing with the club for the 2015 season. However, he would be traded back to the Rays for cash considerations before the season began but was released mid-way through the season. He had a short stint with the Reds’ minor league affiliate before he was traded to the Orioles for cash.
Buschmann signed with the Diamondbacks ahead of his age-32 season in 2016, and would finally earn a promotion to the majors 10 years after he was drafted. However, he would only make three appearances at the major league level, pitching 4 1/3 innings while allowing two hits (one home run), striking out three, and walking one. Following this brief appearance, he was designated for assignment and outrighted to Triple-A Reno, where he finished the 2016 season. Ahead of the 2017 season, Buschmann signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays but did not make an appearance with the club before transitioning into a coaching role.
Welp…
wind – Agreed, yet another example of somebody who doesn’t really follow baseball and therefore just copies the basic info from wiki or BR or FG..
So I’ll say it … Buschmann is the guy who caught Judge’s 61st HR ball in Toronto.
I knew that because I’m a baseball fan!
Cool, did not know that.
Fever pitch is such a dbag.
How is that in any way relevant to story?
Dusty: the dud just wanted to show up what he read on some trivia app to let every think he is soooo baseball savy. Similar to you, I yawned.
Clepto – It happened less than 4 months ago, not hard to remember.
Why don’t you actually watch some games, you might enjoy it.
Oh no, what a big lose. Not the bullpen coach! What an important position to loose! Jays are done.
Isn’t his wife like a big reporter in the states so makes sense
No one is as good as Ms. Buschmann
She is a American sportscaster, currently employed with the NFL Network.
Sara Walsh
Look for him to land In New York Mets camp at the start of spring training.
The GM of the Mets are good friends with him and his wife.
Busch(mann) move…
Damn, the Rays almost seemed to have a vendetta in for this guy. He plays great in their minors, but they wouldn’t call him up, so he gets free only to be traded right back to them so they could release him. wth…
He actually had an opt-out in his second contract with the Rays, since it was one he signed with the A’s who traded him to TB, so he used it to get out of a team that would call up anyone but him.
Obviously heading for the mountains.
You’re thinking of Francis X. Bushlad from Taz-Mania.
Milt – stop. You dont get the reference. Stan does. Move along. Nothing for you to see here.
He was achieving good results in Toronto, right? So this move clearly looks like there was some kind of disagreement or clash with someone.
Pete Walker, the Jays pitching coach, is about as entrenched as an ML coach can get. He’s probably just looking for a better chance of advancing his career.
He’s going into media maybe with Ryen Rusillo
Are they paying this guy by the word? This seems like a nothing-story that would suffice mention in the MLB transactions log. Who f-ing cares?+
Contrary to how you feel; I am actually quite happy with a thorough write up. Coaching staff is an underrated part of the game, even at the smallest level. To leave an organization heading into it’s prime contending years must mean he has something lined up elsewhere. Wish him the best.
Going into biz with Mike Tauschman (Tuaches) , jingle will be “ we’ve got both sides covered now .”
Would you believe it? I would.
Being a bullpen catcher might be the greatest job on earth. Bullpen coach might not be bad, either.
Thanks for the two sentences on what he did for the Jays and what he might be doing going forward….we all needed that history lesson on his minor league baseball career. Womp womp
good on matt lockin that down.