Astros No.1 Prospect Brice Matthews
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Matthews is a Houston-area native who was selected with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2023 draft out of Nebraska. He was ranked as Houston's top prospect by MLB Pipeline.
The Rays got Boyle from the A’s over the winter as the primary return in the Jeffrey Springs trade and introduced him to a splitter as a replacement for a poor changeup. He’s quickly taken to it, and he’s been throwing it 91-94 mph to go along with his 96-100 mph heater.
Nebraska baseball fans will have another alum to root for in Major League Baseball beginning on Friday. Brice Matthews, the former Husker infielder who spent t