Timothy Jay Mathews (born January 9, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, and Houston Astros. Mathews was one of the players traded from the St. Louis Cardinals at the 1997 trading deadline in exchange for Mark McGwire. From 2003 to 2006, Mathews pitched for the independent Bridgeport Bluefish and had stints with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros Triple-A clubs. In 2006, he was signed by the Pawtucket Red Sox to close out his professional career. Mathews' father Nelson had a six-season MLB career as an outfielder. See also List of second-generation Major League Baseball players External links 1970 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Arkansas Travelers players Baseball players from Illinois Bridgeport Bluefish players Hamilton Redbirds players Houston Astros players Las Vegas 51s players Louisville Redbirds players Major League Baseball pitchers Memphis Redbirds players New Orleans Zephyrs players Oakland Athletics players Pawtucket Red Sox players People from Columbia, Illinois Round Rock Express players Sacramento River Cats players Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois Springfield Cardinals players St. Louis Cardinals players St. Petersburg Cardinals players STLCC Archers baseball players UNLV Rebels baseball players Vancouver Canadians players