#107 - Nick Maton Makes Big League Debut
JERSEY SHORE, NJ - Former BlueClaws SS Nick Maton made his big league debut on Monday night, becoming the 107th player to go From the Shore, to the Show! The Shore to the Show is presented by OceanFirst Bank.
JERSEY SHORE, NJ - Former BlueClaws SS Nick Maton made his big league debut on Monday night, becoming the 107th player to go From the Shore, to the Show!
The Shore to the Show is presented by OceanFirst Bank.
Maton played for the BlueClaws during the 2018 season, hitting .256 with eight home runs and five stolen bases. He was called up to the big leagues on Monday and immediately inserted into the lineup. He got his first big league hit in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Save that baseball!@Nick_maton123 picks up his first Major League hit in his debut. 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/CcqsizGxBt
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 20, 2021
Maton is the 107th player to go "From the Shore, to the Show." Last year, 11 former BlueClaws made their big league debuts including current Phillies Alec Bohm, Connor Brogdon, JoJo Romero, and Mickey Moniak.
Click here to see the full list of players that have gone From the Shore, to the Show.
Additionally, Maton is the fourth member of the 2018 BlueClaws to reach the big leagues, following Spencer Howard, Ramon Rosso, and Brogdon. He helped the BlueClaws reach the SAL Championship Series that season, where they lost to Lexington three games to one.
In Game One of the 2018 SAL Championship Series, the BlueClaws were trailing 5-1 in the top of the 9th inning when they hit back-to-back-to-back home runs to tie the game. Maton hit the third of the three home runs and tied a game that the BlueClaws would go on to win in the 11th inning.
Nick Maton remembers Game One of the 2018 SALCS, when the BlueClaws hit back-to-back-to-back home runs to come from 5-0 down to tie the game. He hit the third one. Here's our full interview with the 2018 BlueClaws SS: https://t.co/keurwf6Kxb pic.twitter.com/zsaUAPeOsW
— Jersey Shore BlueClaws (@BlueClaws) May 18, 2020
The BlueClaws open the 2021 season, their first as the Phillies High-A affiliate, on May 4th against Hudson Valley (Yankees). Tickets are on sale now by clicking here.
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