Matt Merullo

Matthew Bates Merullo (born August 4, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Minnesota Twins between 1989 and 1995.

Matt Merullo
Merullo in 1988
Catcher
Born: (1965-08-04) August 4, 1965 (age 59) Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 1989, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1995, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.234
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	59
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1989, 1991–1993) Cleveland Indians (1994) Minnesota Twins (1995)

Playing career

Merullo attended the University of North Carolina, and in 1984 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1] He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1986 MLB Draft. He made his major league debut on April 12, 1989, and final game for the Minnesota Twins in 1995.

Personal life

Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, he is the grandson of MLB player Lennie Merullo. He currently lives in Madison, Connecticut.

In 2013, Merullo served as the manager for the Aberdeen IronBirds, the Baltimore Orioles single-A affiliate in the now-defunct New York-Penn League. Merullo was featured in a 2021 memoir called Clubbie from the IronBirds' clubhouse attendant, Greg Larson.^[2]