Matt Ginter

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**Matt Ginter**

Cleveland Indians — No. 56
Pitcher
Born: December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24) (age 30) Lexington, Kentucky
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 1, 2000 for the Chicago White Sox
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	4-4
Earned run average	5.46
Strikeouts	120
Teams
Chicago White Sox (2000-2003) New York Mets (2004) Detroit Tigers (2005)

Matthew Shane "Matt" Ginter (born December 24, 1977 in Lexington, Kentucky), is a righthanded Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.

He started the 2005 season with the Detroit Tigers, but on June 22, 2005 the Tigers outrighted his contract to their Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens. He was recalled again, but sent back down on October 10, 2005, along with four other players. They all refused the assignment and became free agents. He was signed by the Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract, and started 2006 pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He had a strong start to the season, notably pitching 8 innings of 2-hit shutout baseball on April 23, and lowering his season ERA to 2.35 and his K/BB rate to 7. He was a strong candidate to be called up to the Boston Red Sox to join the starting rotation, temporarily, while LHP David Wells recovered from a knee injury.^{[citation needed]}

Ginter exercised an out clause in his contract after going 3-9 in Pawtucket and not being called up before July 1. Ginter started 2007 with the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, but after becoming a free agent, signed in late August with the Milwaukee Brewers, and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds. He became a free agent after the season.

On December 21, 2007, the Cleveland Indians signed Ginter to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.