Matt Ginter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1977
Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Matt Ginter
- Matthew Shane Ginter (born December 24, 1977) is a former American professional baseball pitcher. After playing collegiately at Mississippi State, he started made his MLB debut in 2000 with the Chicago White Sox.
- He was signed by the Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract, and started 2006 pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox.
- He had a strong start to the season, notably pitching eight innings of two-hit shutout baseball on April 23, and lowering his season ERA to 2.35 and his K/BB rate to 7.
- He was a strong candidate to be called up to the Red Sox to join the starting rotation, temporarily, while David Wells recovered from a knee injury.Ginter exercised an out clause in his contract after going 3–9 in Pawtucket and not being called up before July 1.
- Ginter started 2007 with the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St.
- Louis Cardinals, but after becoming a free agent, signed in late August with the Milwaukee Brewers, and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds.
- He became a free agent after the season. On December 21, 2007, the Cleveland Indians signed Ginter to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
- The Indians called Ginter up to start on July 12, 2008.
- In his first major league appearance in three years, Ginter went five shutout innings with five strikeouts to record the win.
- After spending time on the disabled list, Ginter was sent outright to the minors on August 25 and became a free agent at the end of the season.
- In January 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- He filed for free agency after the season.
- He is not related to Keith Ginter, an infielder for MLB from 2000 to 2005.
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