Terry Mathews

Terry Alan Mathews (October 5, 1964 – February 24, 2012), was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1991-1999. He played for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals. Mathews was nicknamed "The Body" for his shape. The Florida Marlins would play the song "Maucho Man" by the Village People when Terry came in from the bullpen.

Mathews pitched in college at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (formerly Northeast Louisiana University).

Matthews was married with three children, two of whom play baseball/softball. He was a school resource officer at his alma mater, Holy Savior Menard Central High School in Alexandria, Louisiana, and had also been a volunteer baseball coach there.

Mathews died from a heart attack on February 24, 2012 at the age of 47.^[1]

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube