Matt Merullo

Matthew Bates Merullo was born on August 4, 1965 in Winchester, Massachusetts.

The Chicago White Sox selected him in round seven of the 1986 MLB Draft. He reached the big league debut for them in 1989. Merullo spent the next several seasons jumping up and down between the Majors and Triple-A with the White Sox, often resurfacing when Chicago needed a third catcher. He hit .206 with six home runs and 32 RBI for them, appearing in 143 games between 1989 and 1993.

Merullo played four games for the Cleveland Indians in 1994, and then signed with the Minnesota Twins in 1995.

He slashed .282/.355/.379 with one home run and 27 RBI for the Twins, appearing in 76 games. His lone home run was a grand slam off of Kansas City Royals reliever Billy Brewer on August 5, 1995.

Merullo retired after spending 1996 in the minors. He was an area scout based in New England for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 1999 through 2010. Merullo then managed three years in the Orioles farm system, going 101-105 as their Short Season Single-A skipper. He was an assistant coach at Fairfield University in Connecticut. As of 2025, he is an assistant coach at Gilford High School in Connecticut. His son serves as the head coach.