Matt McDonald

Matt McDonald comes to 503 Baseball after a four-year baseball career at Linfield College, where he was a middle reliever for two years on the varsity roster posting a career ERA of 2.73, Matt led the Wildcats in earned-run-average in 2018 and in 2019 he collected more appearances in a single-season than any Wildcats pitcher in the past 25 years (21 appearancec). Matt is already an experienced instructor and coach, having worked at Total Player Center in Pleasanton, California from 2019-2000, as a camp instructor for the Oakland Athletics’ Play Ball Youth Program, as an assistant pitching coach for the Dublin High School varsity baseball team, as well as serving private instructor for pitchers in the East Bay in Northern California. Matt is a Dublin, California native. He was a three-year varsity pitcher at Dublin High School, receiving all-league honors in his junior and senior seasons as a starter, twice named the team’s Most Outstanding Pitcher and Most Valuable Player in 2014. As a young player he was fortunate to be coached by former major leaguers such as Brad Wellman (SF Giants) and Chris Dean (Seattle Mariners). He is excited to work with young athletes who want to maximize their potential as he has done throughout his career.