Phil Maton has reached 500 innings pitched for his career, a threshold crossed on July 19, 2026. The milestone marks a career checkpoint for the right-hander, whose major league path has run through a string of clubs since his 2017 debut.
Maton broke in with San Diego in 2017, appearing in 46 games, and pitched for the Padres through the 2019 season, when he appeared in 21 games before moving to Cleveland that same year for 9 games. He remained with Cleveland through 2021, appearing in 23 games in 2020 and 38 games in 2021, before a midseason move to Houston in 2021 for 27 games. He stayed with Houston for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, appearing in 67 and 68 games respectively. In 2024 he split time between Tampa Bay (40 games) and the New York Mets (31 games), and in 2025 he pitched for St. Louis (40 games) and Texas (23 games) before joining the Chicago Cubs in 2026.
Across his MLB career as a whole, Maton has posted a 4.10 ERA with 23 wins, 21 losses, 570 strikeouts and 10 saves over 509 games — figures that span eight organizations.
The milestone came during a 10-1 win over Minnesota at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Maton has appeared in 31 games in 2026, with an ERA of 6.18 and 31 strikeouts across 27.7 innings this season.
The 500-innings-pitched milestone marks 10 seasons of major league service across eight organizations for Maton, who reached the mark since debuting in 2017.