Matt Ruebel

Matthew Alexander Ruebel is an American former Major [League Baseball] pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1996 to 1998.

Amateur career

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ruebel attended Ames High School and the University of Oklahoma. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod [Baseball League], and returned to the league in 1989 to play for the Harwich Mariners.

Professional career

Ruebel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1991 [Major League Baseball draft] and pitched parts of three major league seasons for the Pirates and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Ruebel won 4 games in the majors and had one career save, coming on September 15, 1996. In the first game of a doubleheader, Ruebel threw 2 shutout innings to preserve a 4–1 Pirates victory over the Giants.