page_title: Matt Joyce (baseball)
section_title: Tampa Bay Rays
hierarchical_section_title: Matt Joyce (baseball) / Major league career / Tampa Bay Rays
caption_attribution_description: Matt Joyce
context_page_description: Matthew Ryan Joyce is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves. Joyce was an All-Star selection in 2011.
context_section_description: On December 10, 2008, the Tigers traded Joyce to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Edwin Jackson. In 2009, Joyce was an opening day starter for the Tampa Bay Rays, filling in for the injured B.J. Upton. He was sent back down to the minors shortly after.  He spent the rest of the year with the Durham Bulls. He batted clean-up and hit 35 doubles with a slugging percentage well in the 400s. Joyce hit .188 in 32 at bats for the Rays, with a .270 on-base percentage.
  Joyce hurt his elbow early in 2010 spring training, and was on the disabled list. He was recalled to the active roster on June 24, after a minor league rehab stint. He filled the roster spot vacated by catcher Dioner Navarro, who was optioned to the Durham Bulls. Joyce hit a pinch-hit grand slam go-ahead home run in the 8th inning of the Rays-Twins game on July 3 at Target Field, moving to the starting right field position.  Joyce hit a grand slam go ahead home run in the 6th inning of Matt Garza's no hitter against the Detroit Tigers, Joyce's former team.
  He batted .241 in 216 at bats in 2010, playing right field (77 games) and left field (13 games), and as the designated hitter (11 games).
  In 2011, Joyce was selected to his first Major League Baseball All-Star Game. He finished the year batting .277 with 19 Home runs, a career high for him.
  On March 15, 2012, Joyce left a game with a jammed left wrist after sliding into second base and trying to make a diving catch.  On July 17, 2012 he returned from the disabled list and led the Rays to a 4–2 win over the Cleveland Indians.
  During the 2012 season, Joyce played in 124 games for the Rays. He batted .241, with 17 homers and 59 RBI.
  In 2013 Joyce batted .235 with 18 Home runs, while appearing in 140 games for the Rays.
caption: Joyce with the Tampa Bay Rays
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