Matt Svanson

About

Major League reliever, baseball player, and athlete that was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays team as a 13th rounder in the year 2021. He was later acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals team via trade in August 2023.

Before Fame

While in college, he played baseball at Leigh University. During his last year at Lehigh, he earned first team All-Patriot League honors. 

Trivia

During his high school career, he pitched two no-hitters and two perfect games as well. In fact, he pitched a no-hitter in his very first start on his school's varsity team. In the year 2024, he was named one of the Cardinals top 100 MLB prospects

Family Life

He was born and raised in the state of Illinois. He has five different family members that also attended Lehigh. 

Associated With

He was once packaged in a trade that also included Paul DeJong.