Matt Festa reached 200 career games pitched on June 9, 2026, becoming the latest member of the Cleveland Guardians bullpen to achieve the milestone. The right-handed reliever accomplished the feat in his ninth major league season since debuting in 2018.
Festa began his career with Seattle, appearing in 89 games across four seasons from 2018 to 2023. After brief stints with the New York Mets and Texas Rangers in 2024, totaling 19 games between both clubs, he joined the Guardians in 2025 and appeared in 63 games that season.
Across his MLB career as a whole, Festa has compiled a 14-8 record with a 4.45 ERA and 214 strikeouts over 200.3 innings pitched across 200 games — figures that span four organizations.
The 200-games pitched milestone marks nine seasons of major league service across four organizations since his debut in 2018.