Thursday afternoon, Jeff Mathis signed a two-year deal with the Texas Rangers, ending his two-year stint with the Diamondbacks. I am sad to see him go; I suppose I have a soft spot for light-hitting, defense-first catchers (hello, Tuffy Gosewisch!). Since his departure will not get nearly the attention of A.J. Pollock’s or Patrick Corbin’s, let’s take a look back on Jeff’s top moments as a Diamondback.
Mathis’s best game as a D-Back was perhaps his first. On Opening Day of 2017, the 35-year-old had the first hit of Arizona’s season, a triple off the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner in the bottom of the sixth inning.