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Matthew Alan Perisho (born June 8, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed.

Matt Perisho
Pitcher
Born: (1975-06-08) June 8, 1975 (age 46) Burlington, Iowa
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: May 27, 1997, for the Anaheim Angels
CPBL: August 29, 2008, for the Brother Elephants
Last appearance
MLB: September 2, 2005, for the Boston Red Sox
CPBL: 2009, for the Brother Elephants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	11–17
Earned run average	6.39
Strikeouts	202
CPBL statistics
Win–loss record	5–1
Earned run average	2.64
Strikeouts	83
Teams
Anaheim Angels (1997) Texas Rangers (1998–2000) Detroit Tigers (2001–2002) Florida Marlins (2004–2005) Boston Red Sox (2005) Brother Elephants (2008–2009)

Career

In 2008, Perisho played for the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo of the Triple-A Mexican League. In 22 starts, he went 6–8 with a 3.93 ERA. When the Mexican League season ended, Perisho signed with the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan (Republic of China).

Perisho throws a low-90s fastball and a good slider, and he uses a changeup when necessary against right-handed batters. His most productive season came in 2004 for the Florida Marlins, when he made a career-high 66 appearances and posted a 5–3 record with 10 holds in 47.0 innings, and held left-handed hitters to a .207 batting average (18-for-87).

Perisho resides in Chandler, Arizona, with his wife and two children.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Retrosheet

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