Matthew Boyd, Detroit Tigers Pitcher
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 684 Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2018
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Episode 189
Matthew Boyd is a pitcher with the Detroit Tigers. After playing his college ball at Oregon State, Boyd was selected in the 6th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
He made his MLB debut on June 26, 2015 against the Texas Rangers. One month later, on July 30, he was traded to Detroit as part of the David Price deal.
Boyd earned his first MLB victory on August 5, 2015 against Kansas City.
In 2018, Boyd had his best season yet, starting 31 games, 170 innings, 159 strikeouts and led the team in wins with 9.
A contributor to Sports Spectrum's INCREASE articles, Boyd and his wife Ashley started a non-profit in 2018 called "Kingdom Home" where young people in Uganda are rescued from sex trafficking, gender based violence, forced child marriages and abandonment and given the safety they need while being raised up with the love of Jesus Christ.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Matthew about his 2018 season, how his faith has shaped him throughout his MLB career, the crazy 2015 season that saw him get married and live in 5 different cities after being traded, and why he felt compelled to start a non-profit and help those in Uganda who are in need.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 0:17.5 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:20.0 | Welcome, everyone, to the Sports Spectrum podcast. |
| 0:22.6 | Before we get to our interview with Matthew Boy, the Detroit Tigers pitcher here on the |
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| 1:19.1 | Today's guest on the podcast is Matthew Boyd, Detroit Tigers pitcher. |
| 1:23.2 | Matthew was selected in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. |
| 1:29.1 | He made his Major League Baseball debut June 26th of 2015 with Toronto against Texas. |
| 1:35.4 | And now a month later, on July 30th, he was traded to Detroit in the David Price deal, |
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