Global InformationMatt LaChappa information
| Matt LaChappa | |
|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 29, 1975 San Diego, California | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MiLB debut | |
| 1993, for the Arizona League Padres | |
| MiLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 18-19 |
| Earned run average | 4.80 |
| Strikeouts | 277 |
| WHIP | 1.489 |
| Teams | |
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Matthew John "Matt" LaChappa (born June 6, 1975) is an American baseball pitcher who pitched in the San Diego Padres minor league system. LaChappa is known for being a "Padre for life", having signed a minor league contract with the team for over twenty years since suffering a heart attack during a Rancho Cucamonga Quakes game on April 6, 1996.[1][2] LaChappa currently resides with his family at the Barona Indian Reservation.[3]
- ^ Heikkila, Aarne; Fryer, Joe (April 15, 2015). "Classy Organization: Padres Keep Sick Pitcher on Payroll 20 Years After Last Throw". NBC Nightly News. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Phillips, Preston (April 10, 2015). "Keeping Their Word: The Padres lifelong rookie". KGTV. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Whitley, Jordan (June 4, 2015). "Padre for life: Former player Matt LaChappa's dream to be a Friar lives on". Fox 5 San Diego. Retrieved July 10, 2016.