The
Houston Astros selected Matthews in the first round, with the 28th overall pick, in the
2023 Major League Baseball draft. On July 15, 2023, Matthews signed with the Astros for $2.4 million. Matthews made his professional debut with the
Florida Complex League Astros and, after two games, was then assigned to the
Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Over 35 games between the two teams, Matthew hit .208 with four home runs and 11 RBI. Matthews was assigned to the
Asheville Tourists to begin 2024 and was promoted to the
Corpus Christi Hooks and
Sugar Land Space Cowboys during the season. He missed time during the season due to back spasms. In total for the 2024 season, Matthews played in 79 games, batting .265 with 15 home runs, 44 RBI, and 32 stolen bases. The Astros assigned Matthews to Sugar Land to open the 2025 season. He appeared in a total of 112 games for the team and hit .260 with 17 home runs, 64 RBI, and 41 stolen bases. On May 10, he
hit for the cycle, the first of his career in professional baseball. He led a 12–7 win over the
Salt Lake Bees and the cycle was the second in Space Cowboys franchise history. He was selected to represent the Astros (alongside
Alimber Santa) at the 2025
All-Star Futures Game at
Truist Park. On July 11, 2025, the Astros selected Matthews' contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. At the time of his promotion, he was batting .283 with ten home runs, 39 RBI, and 25 stolen bases over 73 games with Sugar Land. Matthews made his MLB debut that night as the club's starting second baseman versus the
Texas Rangers at
Daikin Park; he went 0-for-4 with three
strikeouts. Matthews hit his first two major league home runs on July 21 against
Zac Gallen and the
Arizona Diamondbacks. On August 1, the Astros optioned Matthews to Sugar Land. He made 42
at-bat's for the Astros during the season and hit .167 with four home runs and nine RBI. ==References==