Matt Lawton
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"Matthew "Matt" Lawton, Jr." is an United States/American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons, including 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawton, an outfielder, made his major league debut September 5, 1995, with the Minnesota Twins, who signed him four years prior. He also played in the majors with the New York Mets (2001), the Cleveland Indians (2002–04), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005), the Chicago Cubs (2005), the New York Yankees (2005), and the Seattle Mariners (2006). Over his major league career, Lawton compiled a .267 batting average with 1,273 hit (baseball)/hits, 267 double (baseball)/doubles, 17 triple (baseball)/triples, 138 home runs, 631 runs batted in (RBIs), 165 stolen bases, and 681 base on balls/walks in 1,334 games played.

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I've seen these guys do this so many times...just being a part of it was definitely exciting, ... Getting a hit to contribute, it's definitely a good thing and hopefully we can keep it going for awhile.

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That's shows you somebody who's got guts. Sometimes it seems when you pitch to Sheffield you can't throw it hard enough, but he came back and threw the ball really well the rest of the game. He got Sheffield on a fastball that shows he's got a lot of polish.

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Jason Giambi is incredible, ... I don't know when I've seen a guy locked in like that.

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You see a lot of guys throw hard, but he doesn't miss his spots.

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When you throw that hard it seems like you should be a little erratic, but he's got pinpoint control. He's going to be tough. He's going to be great for a long time to come.

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My parents were on the one side of the house, and the generator is on that side and everything was great, ... But on the other side, they found out the roof had come off. There was water all the way to the second story.

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I was trying to get them to leave and stuff, but when they've been through one or two hurricanes, they think it's nothing, they can handle it, ... I think next time they won't be so quick to stay.

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I'm a big family guy, and my family is safe.

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There wasn't enough room to get us all on a flight or even two or three flights, ... Some of us tried to get out on our own to avoid the bus ride. We couldn't even find one seat.

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