Former Nebraska All-American third baseman Brice Matthews was called up to the major leagues by the Houston Astros from AAA on Friday. Matthews will be on the big-league roster for this weekend’s series against the Rangers. For triple-A Sugar Land, Matthews was hitting .283 with 10 home runs and 39 RBI, along with 12 doubles in 73 games before being called up.
Matthews had been selected as the top prospect in the Astros system and had been selected for the MLB All-Star Futures Game, to be played Saturday in Atlanta. But instead, he’ll get his first taste of Major League Baseball. He becomes the 42nd Husker to reach MLB.