Matt Lawton was born in Gulfport, Mississippi on November 3rd, 1971. He attended Harrison Central High School and was known for his athletic prowess. Lawton was drafted in the 13th round of the 1988 MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins, but he chose to attend college instead. After playing college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College, he was once again drafted by the Twins, this time in the 13th round of the 1991 MLB draft. More about Matt Lawton
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Lawton made his MLB debut with the Twins in 1995 and spent five seasons with the team. He was a steady presence in the Twins lineup, batting near the top of the order and providing solid defense in right field. In 2000, he was traded to the New York Mets and then again to the Cleveland Indians the following year. It was with the Indians that Lawton had his best season, hitting .305 with 13 home runs and 80 RBI. He was named to the American League All-Star team that year, and his strong play helped the Indians win the American League Central division.In total, we tracked 166 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Matt Lawton (2001 Topps Heritage Matt Lawton - Minnesota Twins Red Ink Autograph 25/52 PSA 9) was sold in August 2023 for $49.95 while the cheapest item (MATT LAWTON Signed CLEVELAND INDIANS Card Auto) found a new owner for $0.01 in June 2008. The month with the most items sold (8) was July 2008 with an average selling price of $0.99 for an autographed item of Matt Lawton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2022 with $35.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was June 2008. In average, an autographed item from Matt Lawton is worth $3.41.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Matt Lawton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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1996 Leaf Signature Series Silver Matt Lawton Minnesota Twins Auto | $5.99 | ||
1999 Fleer Ultra Fresh Ink Matt Lawton Signed AUTO 905/1000 Twins | $1.69 | ||
2000 FLEER ULTRA FRESH INK AUTOGRAPH TWINS MATT LAWTON AUTO /1000 Q0919 | $1.55 | ||
2001 Topps Autograph MATT LAWTON #GAA-ML Minnesota Twins | $0.99 | ||
2001 Topps Heritage Matt Lawton - Minnesota Twins Red Ink Autograph 25/52 PSA 9 | $49.95 | ||
Matt Lawton 1999 Fleer Skybox Autographics Certified Autograph Auto | $9.99 | ||
Matt Lawton 2001 Topps Golden Anniversary Star Auto Autograph Minnesota Twins | $6.99 | ||
Matt Lawton Minnesota Twins Auto 1996 Leaf Signature Series AU 16383 | $2.49 | ||
Matt Lawton Signed 2001 Sports Illustrated Magazine (Beckett) | $19.99 | ||
Signed 2005 Topps Updates #UH8 - Matt Lawton - Yankees autograph auto | $19.99 |
Daily Mail's Quentin Letts, Rebecca Hardy and Matt Lawton win at Oscars of Briti (03/11/15): The winners including Quentin Letts (pictured) were announced at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, in London. The Mail had been nominated for more Press Awards than any other newspaper.
Matt Lawton named Sports Journalist of the Year at Press Awards after revealing (03/10/15): Matt Lawton has been crowned Sports Journalist of the Year for revealing the Malky Mackay texts sensation. The Daily Mail's Chief Sports Reporter beat a stellar shortlist at the prestigious Press Awards.
MATT LAWTON: If Malky Mackay wanted to be rehabilitated he should have chosen hi (11/19/14): Whelan, now 77, appeared out of touch when it came to the issue of his new manager and an exchange of racist, sexist and homophobic texts that remain the subject of an ongoing FA investigation.
Matt Lawton and Sam Peters nominated for Sports Journalist of the Year at 2014 P (11/04/14): Sportsmail’s Matt Lawton and Sam Peters have both been nominated for Sports Journalist of the Year at the 2014 Press Gazette British Journalism Awards.
How Matt Lawton's exclusive story on Malky Mackay rocked football (08/22/14): Sportmsmail's Chief Sports Reporter Matt Lawton broke the story of Malky Mackay and Iain Moody's text exchange. Here's how the news rocked the football world...
EXCLUSIVE: Sportsmail's Matt Lawton visits the Arena de Sao Paulo (06/2014): EXCLUSIVE: Sportsmail's Matt Lawton took a trip to the Arena de Sao Paulo as the stadium gets ready to host the opening match of the World Cup in four days' time.
Sebastian Coe - Sportsmail's Hall of Fame (11/2013): MATT LAWTON: Sebastian Coe really was poetry in motion; that smooth, seemingly effortless stride of a man whose legs were unusually long for the ultra-light 5ft 9in frame.
Sir Alex Ferguson new book: Matt Lawton and Ian Ladyman deliver their verdict (10/2013): Sir Alex Ferguson has ruffled a few feathers with the release of his staggering new autobiography. Here, Matt Lawton and Ian Ladyman, who reported extensively on his time at Manchester United, deliver their verdict into the 71-year-old's latest offering.