Matt Tabor ’17 is an Arizona Diamondback

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Matt Tabor’s senior year pitching stats explain why Major League Baseball scouts were standing on the sidelines of Nash Field this past spring.

■ 6–0 RECORD
■ 42 INNINGS PITCHED
■ 0.60 ERA
■ 75 STRIKEOUTS, 8 WALKS

At the end of the season, Matt was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round. He made the “hardest decision of my life”—choosing to forgo college and give profes- sional baseball a shot. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that I would regret my whole life if I didn’t do,” Matt says.

Matt came to Milton in Class III and lived in Goodwin House. “My time at Milton was the best three years of my life. When I stepped foot into the dorm, I felt like I had 28 brothers instantly.” The two-time ISL MVP said he loved the baseball team and playing for Coaches Matt Petherick and Jeff Natale. “All the guys are my lifelong friends and we all laid everything on the line for each other. When the scouts would come out to the games, I never felt like I was being treated differently. I can’t thank everyone at Milton enough for how good they were to me; it was just the best experience!”

Matt’s spent the summer training at the Diamondbacks’ facility from 1 to 11 p.m. every day. Keep an eye out for him!

Dare to Lead

Uncertain times demand great leaders—and great leadership demands courage, intellect, and unshakable sense of ethics. Milton centers these ideals in its classrooms and community at large. Alumni at the tops of their fields cite their Milton experiences as foundational in preparing them to lead. On campus, students begin leading as soon as they begin learning, readying themselves for the world they will inherit with the confidence needed to effect positive and lasting change.