Matt Perisho

{{Infobox baseball biography

|image=

|name=Matt Perisho

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1975|6|8}}

|birth_place=Burlington, Iowa, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 27

|debutyear=1997

|debutteam=Anaheim Angels

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 2

|finalyear=2005

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=11–17

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.39

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=202

|teams=

Anaheim Angels ({{mlby|1997}})
Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2000}})
Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2002}})
Florida Marlins ({{mlby|2004}}–{{mlby|2005}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2005}})

}}

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

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 {{mlby|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.