Matt Hall (baseball)

Hall with the Detroit Tigers in 2019

The Detroit Tigers selected Hall in the sixth round of the 2015 MLB draft. After he signed, he pitched for the Connecticut Tigers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[6] In 2016, he pitched for the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League.[7][8] He began the 2017 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League in August.[9][10]

In 2018, Hall began working as a relief pitcher for Erie.[11] On July 9, he was named the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week.[12] The next day, the Tigers promoted him to the Toledo Mud Hens of the Class AAA International League.[13] Hall was named the Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Year. In 37 combined appearances between Erie and Toledo, he posted a 2.13 ERA and 1.085 WHIP, with 135 strikeouts in 114+1⁄3 innings.[14] He had his contract purchased and was promoted to the major leagues on September 11, 2018, as a September call-up.[15] He made his major league debut for the Tigers on September 15 in a game against the Cleveland Indians, where he pitched one inning, allowing eight hits, one walk and nine runs, six of which were earned.[16] Hall made a total of five appearances with the 2018 Tigers, recording a 14.63 ERA while striking out five batters in eight innings pitched. During the 2019 season, Hall split time between Toledo and Detroit. With the 2019 Tigers he made 16 appearances, compiling an 0–1 record with 7.71 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 23+1⁄3 innings.

On January 17, 2020, Hall was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league catcher Jhon Nuñez.[17] Red Sox general manager Chaim Bloom believed in Hall, who at the time of the trade had given up 33 earned runs in 31 1/3 innings. On March 26, the team optioned Hall to the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox.[18] He was added to Boston's active roster for the delayed start of the 2020 season,[19] and made his first major league start in the team's fifth game, pitching on July 28 against the New York Mets and taking the loss.[20][21] He was optioned to the Red Sox' alternate training site on August 6,[22] and called-up three times during September.[23] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Hall appeared in four games (one start), compiling an 0–3 record with 18.69 ERA and 9 strikeouts in 8+2⁄3 innings pitched.[24] On November 20, 2020, Hall was designated for assignment,[25] and assigned outright to Triple-A Pawtucket five days later, with Bloom continuing to see promise in Hall and giving him another chance.[26] He was released on August 16, 2021.

On August 22, 2021, Hall signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[27] In 2021, Hall recorded a 2-0 record and 0.75 ERA in 3 appearances with the Monarchs. On April 15, 2022, Hall re-signed with the Monarchs for the 2022 season. In 2022, Hall recorded a 4-1 record and 1.29 ERA in 5 appearances with the Monarchs.

On June 12, 2022, Hall signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[28] He made two appearances (starting one) for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, allowing 4 earned runs and striking out 4 in 3.1 innings pitched. Hall was released by the Giants on July 4.

On July 14, 2022, Hall signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Hall started 14 games for the Monarchs in 2022, logging a 10-2 record and 1.10 ERA with 113 strikeouts in 82.0 innings pitched.

On April 19, 2023, Hall was traded to the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in exchange for future considerations.[29] He was released prior to the season on April 28.[30]