Matt Tupman
Matthew David Tupman is an American retired catcher in professional baseball.
Amateur career
Tupman played for Plymouth State University his freshman year before transferring to University of Massachusetts Lowell. He hit.414 his freshman year at Plymouth. He batted.363 with 8 home runs, 73 runs, 18 doubles and 50 RBIs his junior year and was named second-team a Division II All-American.Professional career
Kansas City Royals
Before the 2008 season, Tupman played in the Caribbean Series in the Dominican Republic. Tupman was called up by the Kansas City Royals on May 16, 2008, when John Buck was placed on the paternity list after his wife gave birth prematurely. Tupman made his major-league debut as a pinch hitter for Jimmy Gobble against the Florida Marlins on May 18. In the top of the ninth inning, Tupman recorded a hit off Kevin Gregg in his only plate appearance, then remained in the game as catcher for the final half-inning. The next day, Buck was activated from the paternity list and Tupman returned to the minor leagues.Tupman became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season, and re-signed to a minor-league contract on November 30. On June 21, 2009, Tupman was released from the Royals organization.