BIOGRAPHY
Matt Peacock was born February 27, 1994, in Saraland, Alabama. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Peacock attended Saraland High School in Saraland, Alabama. In 2011, his junior year, he posted a 3.42 ERA while batting .440 with 32 RBIs. He earned All-State honorable mention. He was not drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and he enrolled at the University of South Alabama where he played college baseball.
Following the season, Peacock was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 23rd round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops, with a 2.45 ERA over 22 relief appearances. In 2018, Peacock began the season with the Kane County Cougars (with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star) before being promoted to the Visalia Rawhide. Over 28 games (16 starts) between the two clubs, he pitched to a 7-6 record and a 4.20 ERA. He spent 2019 with the Jackson Generals with whom he pitched to an 8-4 record and 2.97 ERA over 21 games (twenty starts).
On April 6, 2021, Peacock was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to fill in for the injured Joakim Soria. He made his MLB debut that night against the Colorado Rockies, picking up his first MLB win in a 13-inning victory. In the game, he also recorded his first MLB hit off of Rockies reliever Ben Bowden, becoming the first pitcher since 1945 to make his debut in extra innings and record his first hit and win. Peacock pitched a total of 86+1⁄3 innings for the Diamondbacks, going 5-7 with a 4.90 ERA and fifty strikeouts.
