Matthew David Buschmann (born February 13, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who is the bullpen coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In December 2017, he was hired by the San Francisco Giants organization as an assistant director of player development.\n', '

Buschmann attended Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri, and then Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores primarily as a relief pitcher his first three seasons. He was 5-2 with 5 saves and a 3.86 ERA as a freshman at Vanderbilt in 2003 and participated in a combined perfect game in May, then 8-1 with 2 saves and a 2.84 ERA as a sophomore in 2004. He helped lead the team to the 2004 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament finals, though the club was beaten by South Carolina. In 2005, he was 4-3 with a 3.47 ERA and a save. In his senior year, 2006, Buschmann was 3-3 with a 4.27 ERA in 7 starts. Overall, he was 20-9 with a 3.50 ERA in 79 games (26 starts) in his four-year collegiate career. He helped lead Vanderbilt to the 2006 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, with the team losing to Ole Miss in the finals. He was also named to the SEC Baseball Good Works Team that year.\n', '

Buschmann was drafted in the 15th round of the 2006 amateur draft by the San Diego Padres, was signed by scout Ash Lawson, and began his professional career that year. He split the summer between the Eugene Emeralds and Lake Elsinore Storm, going a combined 4-4 with a 3.19 ERA in 17 games (12 starts). With the Storm again in 2007, he was 12-6 with a 2.89 ERA in 28 games (25 starts). He was California League Post-Season All-Star and earned two Pitcher of the Week honors that season. In 2008, he was 10-6 with a 2.98 ERA in 27 starts for the San Antonio Missions and earned a spot on the Texas League\'s Mid- and Post-Season All-Star squads. He was, according to The Baseball Cube, the best pitcher in the league that season.\n', '

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