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Matt Festa

Relief pitcher for Cleveland
Age: 33, 195 lbs, 6'1"
Born: 3/11/1993, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sal: N/A

TRANSACTION REPORT 5 months

Avoids arbitration
Agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Guardians on Friday to avoid arbitration.
Seasons
City
GP
CG
IP
ERA
W
L
ShO
Sv
H
2B
3B
HR
SO
HB
BB
WP
Bk
R
ER
NH
WHIP
K/9
PPts
PPts/GP
2026
CLE
1
0
1.7
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
5.40
0.0
0.0
2025
CLE
63
0
54.7
4.12
5
4
0
0
44
6
1
4
56
5
15
1
1
29
25
0
1.08
9.22
25.0
0.4
2024
CHC
19
0
23.7
5.70
6
1
0
0
21
6
1
2
24
1
8
0
0
18
15
0
1.23
9.13
30.0
1.6
2023
SEA
8
0
9.0
4.00
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
1
13
0
12
1
0
4
4
0
1.78
13.00
0.0
0.0
2022
SEA
53
0
54.0
4.17
2
0
0
2
43
7
2
10
64
2
18
1
0
26
25
0
1.13
10.67
16.0
0.3
2019
SEA
20
0
22.3
5.64
0
2
0
0
20
0
0
5
21
2
12
1
0
15
14
0
1.43
8.46
0.0
0.0
2018
SEA
8
0
8.3
2.16
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
4
1
2
2
0
2
2
0
1.80
4.32
0.0
0.0
172
0
173.7
3.68
13
7
0
2
145
21
4
22
183
11
67
6
1
94
85
0
1.21
8.60
71.0
0.3
Date
Opp
Res
CG
IP
ERA
W
L
ShO
Sv
H
2B
3B
HR
SO
HB
BB
WP
Bk
R
ER
NH
WHIP
K/9
PPts
3/28/2026
SEA@
W6 - 5
0
1.7
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
5.40
0.0
10/2/2025
DET
L3 - 6
0
0.7
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.50
13.50
0.0
9/28/2025
TEX
W9 - 8
0
1.7
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
10.80
0.0
9/26/2025
TEX
L3 - 7
0
1.0
9.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1.00
0.00
0.0
9/25/2025
DET
L2 - 4
0
1.0
0.00
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.00
18.00
0.0
9/21/2025
MIN@
L2 - 6
0
0.3
27.00
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3.00
0.00
0.0
9/19/2025
MIN@
W6 - 2
0
0.7
0.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.00
27.00
0.0
9/17/2025
DET@
W4 - 0
0
0.7
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.50
0.00
0.0
9/16/2025
DET@
W7 - 5
0
0.7
13.50
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
3.00
0.00
0.0
9/14/2025
CWS
W3 - 2
0
1.0
0.00
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
27.00
5.0
0
9.3
4.95
1
1
0
0
7
0
0
1
11
2
4
0
0
4
3
0
1.60
10.17
5.0
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Date
Visit.
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Time
3/31/2026
10:10 PM
4/1/2026
8:20 PM
4/3/2026
4:10 PM
4/4/2026
7:15 PM
4/5/2026
1:40 PM
4/6/2026
6:10 PM
4/7/2026
6:10 PM
4/8/2026
1:10 PM
4/10/2026
7:15 PM
4/11/2026
7:15 PM
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Player
Pos
City
Transaction date
Description
RP
CLE
11/21/2025
Avoids arbitration
RP
CLE
5/2/2025
Selected to roster.
RP
CLE
4/30/2025
Shipped to Cleveland.
RP
CLE
2/3/2025
Sent outright to Triple-A.
RP
CLE
1/28/2025
Designated for assignment
RP
CLE
1/9/2025
Shipped to Wrigleyville.
RP
CLE
1/6/2025
DFA'd by Texas.
RP
CLE
8/11/2024
Joins big-league bullpen.
RP
CLE
7/10/2024
Gets MiLB contract from Texas.
RP
CLE
7/5/2024
Becoming free agent.
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Star
March 28, 2026
CLE
RP
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