15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 7/21/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
5.21
WHIP
1.47
K
25
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Matthews was a fast-rising prospect last season who rose from High-A to the majors based on his impeccable control and strong strikeout rates but struggled in his first trip to the majors. Matthews had a 1.84 ERA with a 10.5 K/9 and just six walks in 78 innings between High-A and Double-A. After four starts at Triple-A, he was called up in August and had a 3.00 ERA in his first three starts, before struggling in his next six outings (9.13 ERA). He had good (2.6 BB/9) but not elite control in the majors but struggled to keep the ball in the park (2.6 HR/9). He also failed to pitch more than five innings in any start, though the Twins may have been limiting his workload. Matthews could win a spot in the rotation this spring and he has promising signs given his miniscule walk rate (1.0 BB/9 career in minors), strong strikeout rates (10.2 K/9 career in minors) and velocity (94.9 average mph fastball in the majors). Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2025.
Dazzles in rehab start
Matthews (shoulder) struck out nine and and allowed no hits and one walk over four shutout innings Sunday in his rehab start for Triple-A St. Paul.
Analysis
Pitching in a game setting for the first time since June 4, Matthews was about as sharp as the Twins could have hoped. The right-hander showed no signs of being limited by the moderate subscapularis strain that has kept him on the shelf for more than a month, as he needed just 56 pitches to record his 12 outs while flashing a fastball that topped out at around 97 to 98 miles per hour. Though Matthews isn't yet fully stretched out for a typical starter's workload, the Twins could nonetheless be willing to bring him back from the injured list for the first turn through the rotation coming out of the All-Star break. Matthews went 1-1 with a 5.21 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 25:8 K:BB in 19 innings over his first four starts of the season for Minnesota before landing on the shelf.
Pitching in a game setting for the first time since June 4, Matthews was about as sharp as the Twins could have hoped. The right-hander showed no signs of being limited by the moderate subscapularis strain that has kept him on the shelf for more than a month, as he needed just 56 pitches to record his 12 outs while flashing a fastball that topped out at around 97 to 98 miles per hour. Though Matthews isn't yet fully stretched out for a typical starter's workload, the Twins could nonetheless be willing to bring him back from the injured list for the first turn through the rotation coming out of the All-Star break. Matthews went 1-1 with a 5.21 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 25:8 K:BB in 19 innings over his first four starts of the season for Minnesota before landing on the shelf.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Zebby Matthews generally throw?
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What part of the game does Zebby Matthews generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-10%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .307 | 35 | 13 | 39 | 9 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .288 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .286 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .256 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .315 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .306 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-50%
ERA on Road
2025
-17%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 8.87 | 1.88 | 22.1 | 14.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.46 | 1.40 | 34.1 | 8.4 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.50 | 1.50 | 4.0 | 20.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.40 | 1.47 | 15.0 | 9.6 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 9.82 | 1.96 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.72 | 1.34 | 19.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zebby Matthews compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.13K/9
11.8BB/9
3.8HR/9
0.9Fastball
96.5 mphERA
5.21WHIP
1.47BABIP
.386GB/FB
0.80Left On Base
67.5%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2323 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.6%Swinging Strike
12.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Beginning assignment Sunday
Matthews (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
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Faces hitters
Matthews (shoulder) threw a live batting practice session Tuesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Set for another bullpen session
Matthews (shoulder) is set to throw a third bullpen session Sunday and could face live hitters next week, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Throws bullen session
Matthews (shoulder) threw a 20-pitch bullpen session at Target Field on Sunday, MLB.com reports.
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Begins playing catch
Matthews (shoulder) started playing catch Friday, La Velle E. Neal of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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