Matt Kata

Matt Kata - Philadelphia Phillies
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The Phillies optioned Kata to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Kata went just 1-for-4 in his two-p ... Subscribe Now for Full Analysis!

7/23/2005

The Phillies plan to use Kata, acquired from Arizona Thursday, at each of the four infield positions and perhaps some outfield.Kata is happy to be back in the major leagues and will be closer to his family, who recently moved to Pennsylvania, the Phillies' official site reports. Kata said: "My whole family are Phi ... Subscribe Now for Full Analysis!

7/21/2005

The Diamondbacks traded Kata to the Phillies for Tim Worrell.
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Kata was buried in Arizona after it ... Subscribe Now for Full Analysis!
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Kata was sent back to Triple-A by the Diamondbacks before Wednesday's game. Kata had been called up on Saturday ... Subscribe Now for Full Analysis!

6/26/2005

The Diamondbacks called up Kata when Luis Gonzalez went on the bereavement list on Saturday, the East Valley Tribune reports.
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Kata will very likely just be up fo ... Subscribe Now for Full Analysis!

Today, Matt Kata has made it to the highest level and as a professional baseball player.Matt is on the active roster of the Philadelphia Phillies.In a May 2003 article in Bill Mitchell's Minor League Ramblings, Matt Kata outlined his baseball philosophy with three rather simple success factors.
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"Attitude, concentration, and effort," states Kata, "those are the easy things to control.I know that the numbers will be a reflection of that."Attitude, concentration, and effort - these things are keys to being a professional and the things you can control

"The way I approach the game (is to) play hard and hustle," said Kata, about the intangibles he brings to the field."Doing the little things, being in the right place at the right time, always hustling, knowing where to throw the ball, moving the runner over … that's the strong part of my game."These are the intangibles that have made Matt Kata a professional.

Attitude is Everything

"Attitude, concentration, and effort, those are the easy things to control," states Matt Kata, formerly of the Arizona Dimondbacks, and now a member of the Philadelphia Phillies
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"Play hard and hustle," says Kata.