Houston's J.J. Matijevic gets back safely to first base on a pickoff attempt in the sixth inning of their March 23 spring training game against the Cardinals.
The Houston Astros announced Wednesday that they would be summoning the 26-year-old former Arizona Wildcats standout to make his major-league debut after Jose Altuve was placed on the injured list with a hamstring strain.
The Astros have placed IF Jose Altuve on the 10-day IL today with a left hamstring strain...to take his place on the active roster, we selected IF J.J. Matijevic (#13) to the Major League roster...to make room on the 40-man, we transferred IF Taylor Jones to the 60-day IL.
In nine games at Triple-A this season, Matijevic โ a first baseman, outfielder and designated hitter โ hit .310 with four home runs, 10 RBIs and four stolen bases.
The Astros selected Matijevic in Competitive Balance Round B during the 2017 draft. He split last season betweeen Double-A and Triple-A, hitting 24 home runs with 74 RBIs.
Andrew Nardi is the 34th Arizona Wildcat to make the big leagues since 2009. Here are all of them:
Andrew Nardi joins list of ex-Wildcats in the big leagues
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Andrew Nardi is a big-leaguer.
The former UA right-hander was called up to the big leagues on Sunday, becoming theย 34th ex-Wildcat to make the majors since 2009. He made his big-league debut Tuesday night for the Marlins.
Here's a look at the list:
Daniel Schlereth
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Daniel Schlereth
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: May 29, 2009
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Perry
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Ryan Perry
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: April 8, 2009
Team: Detroit Tigers
Brad Mills
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Brad Mills
Position: Starting pitcher/relief pitcher
Big-league debut: June 18, 2009
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Mark Melancon
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Mark Melancon
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: April 26, 2009
Team: New York Yankees
Trevor Crowe
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Trevor Crowe
Position: Outfielder
Big-league debut: April 9, 2009
Team: Cleveland Indians
Konrad Schmidt
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Konrad Schmidt
Position: Catcher
Big-league debut:ย Sept. 13, 2010
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Jason Donald
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Jason Donald
Position: Shortstop
Big-league debut: May 18, 2010
Team: Cleveland Indians
Jordan Brown
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Jordan Brown
Position: First base/outfield
Big-league debut: Aug. 1, 2010
Team: Cleveland Indians
Cory Burns
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Cory Burns
Position: Relief pitcher
Big-league debut: Aug. 4, 2012
Team: San Diego Padres
Preston Guilmet
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Preston Guilmet
Position:ย Relief pitcher
Big-league debut:ย July 10, 2013
Team: Cleveland Indians
Donn Roach
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Donn Roach
Position:ย Starting pitcher/relief pitcher
Big-league debut:ย April 2, 2014
Team:ย San Diego Padres
Brad Glenn
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Brad Glenn
Position:ย Outfielder
Big-league debut:ย June 27, 2014
Team:ย Toronto Blue Jays
Dan Butler
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Dan Butler
Position:ย Catcher
Big-league debut:ย Aug. 10, 2014
Team:ย Boston Red Sox
Rob Refsnyder
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Rob Refsnyder
Position: Second base/outfield
Big-league debut:ย July 11, 2015
Team:ย New York Yankees
Jett Bandy
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Jett Bandy
Position: Catcher
Big-league debut:ย Sept. 14, 2015
Team:ย Los Angeles Angels
Joey Rickard
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Joey Rickard
Position:ย Outfielder
Big-league debut:ย April 4, 2016
Team:ย Baltimore Orioles
Andy Burns
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Andy Burns
Position: Infielder
Big-league debut:ย May 9, 2016
Team:ย Toronto Blue Jays
Alex Mejia
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Alex Mejia
Position:ย Shortstop
Big-league debut:ย June 29, 2017
Team:ย St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Calhoun
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Willie Calhoun
Position:ย Third baseman/outfielder/designated hitter
Big-league debut:ย Sept. 12, 2017
Team:ย Texas Rangers
Daniel Ponce de Leon
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Daniel Ponce de Leon
Position:ย Starting pitcher
Big-league debut:ย July 23, 2018
Team:ย St. Louis Cardinals
Kevin Newman
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Kevin Newman
Position:ย Shortstop
Big-league debut:ย Aug. 16, 2018
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Scott Kingery
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Scott Kingery
Position: Infielder
Big-league debut: March 30, 2018
Team:ย Philadelphia Phillies
Johnny Field
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Johnny Field
Position:ย Outfielder
Big-league debut:ย April 14, 2018
Team:ย Tampa Bay Rays
Brandon Dixon
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Brandon Dixon
Position: Infielder/outfielder
Big-league debut:ย May 22, 2018
Team:ย Cincinnati Reds
Kevin Ginkel
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Kevin Ginkel
Position:ย Relief pitcher
Big-league debut:ย Aug. 5, 2019
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Seth Mejias-Brean
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Seth Mejias-Brean
Position:ย Infielder
Big-league debut:ย Sept. 4, 2019
Team:ย San Diego Padres
Bobby Dalbec
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Bobby Dalbec
Position:ย Third base/first base/designated hitter