Brice Matthews
23-Year-Old
2025 Stats
AVG
.143
HR
3
RBI
8
R
5
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
One of the reasons the Astros tried Jose Altuve in left field is because Matthews has a chance to be the team's second baseman of the future. He has enough power to hit 20-plus homers and enough speed to steal 30-plus bases, Matthews just needs to make enough contact at the plate. He has always run high strikeout rates and there was known hit tool risk when Houston selected him as one of the better athletes among the college hitters at the end of the first round in 2023. Matthews had a 30.2 percent strikeout rate and 15.4 percent walk rate at Triple-A prior to getting the call this summer. He's one of those high-K hitters who doesn't chase much but also swings and misses at too many pitches in and around the zone. Houston should be committed to giving Matthews opportunities next year even if he can't find his footing against big-league pitching in 2025. He is more appealing in OBP leagues than batting average leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in July of 2025.
Getting Sunday off
Matthews is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Analysis
Matthews will hit the bench for the second time in the series while he's gone just 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts over his last four games. With Matthews out of the lineup, Jose Altuve will fill in at the keystone, while Cooper Hummel picks up a start in left field.
Matthews will hit the bench for the second time in the series while he's gone just 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts over his last four games. With Matthews out of the lineup, Jose Altuve will fill in at the keystone, while Cooper Hummel picks up a start in left field.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+585%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+585%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .111 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .760 | 31 | 3 | 8 | .185 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .111 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .760 | 31 | 3 | 8 | .185 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+905%
OPS on Road
2025
+905%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | .111 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .056 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 1.115 | 22 | 3 | 8 | .235 | ||||
| 2025Home | .111 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .056 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.115 | 22 | 3 | 8 | .235 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brice Matthews compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.13BB Rate
5.4%K Rate
43.2%BABIP
.154ISO
.281AVG
.156OBP
.229SLG
.438OPS
.666wOBA
.291Exit Velocity
90.5 mphHard Hit Rate
38.9%Barrels/PA
13.5%Expected BA
.235Expected SLG
.661Sprint Speed
25.2 ft/secGround Ball %
31.3%Line Drive %
6.3%Fly Ball %
62.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Hits go-ahead blast
Matthews went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Slugs first two homers
Matthews went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Monday's 6-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Not starting Sunday
Matthews is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Officially called up
The Astros selected Matthews' contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.
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Joining Astros on Friday
The Astros are expected to select Matthews' contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Set to make MLB debut
Matthews is set to make his MLB debut as the Astros have decided to call him up to their big-league roster Thursday, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.
Analysis
Matthews, who was set to play in the All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta, was slashing .283/.400/.476 with 10 homers, 39 RBIs and 25 steals at Triple-A before the call-up. Matthews was a shortstop coming out of college, but he's been playing at second base lately, and he could move into that role in the bigs as well. Matthews is not on the 40-man roster, so the Astros would have to make room on both the 26-man and 40-man rosters for Friday's series opener against the Rangers.
Matthews, who was set to play in the All-Star Futures Game in Atlanta, was slashing .283/.400/.476 with 10 homers, 39 RBIs and 25 steals at Triple-A before the call-up. Matthews was a shortstop coming out of college, but he's been playing at second base lately, and he could move into that role in the bigs as well. Matthews is not on the 40-man roster, so the Astros would have to make room on both the 26-man and 40-man rosters for Friday's series opener against the Rangers.