Minnesota Twins minor league players

Matthew James Canterino (born December 14, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Canterino grew up in Southlake, Texas and attended Carroll Senior High School. He was named the District 7-6A Pitcher of the Year as a senior after posting 7–1 record with 57 strikeouts and an 0.64 ERA.

Canterino played college baseball for the Rice Owls, where he was a starting pitcher for three seasons. He was named first team All-Conference USA after going 7–5 with 3.06 ERA and 116 strikeouts against 22 walks in 94 innings. As a junior, he went 6–5 with a 2.81 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 99.1 innings pitched and was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Year in addition to repeating as a first team all-conference selection. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.

Canterino was selected in the 2nd round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins. After signing with the team, he was initially assigned to the Gulf Coast League Twins before being promoted to the Class-A Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Midwest League. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He pitched only 23 innings in 2021 due to injury.

He was assigned to the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge to begin the 2022 season. In 34.1 innings pitched, he posted a 1.83 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with 50 strikeouts and 22 walks. On August 10, 2022, it was announced that Canterino would need Tommy John surgery, causing him to miss the remainder of the 2022 season and likely all of the 2023 season.

Canterino was optioned to Double-A Wichita to begin the 2023 season. However, he did not appear in a game as he continued his recovery from surgery. Canterino was optioned to the Triple–A St. Paul Saints to begin the 2024 season.

*[https://riceowls.com/sports/baseball/roster/matt-canterino/87 Rice Owls bio]

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