Matthew Gerrit den Dekker (born August 10, 1987) is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the hitting and outfielding coach for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.
He played college baseball at Florida for coach Kevin O'Sullivan from 2007 to 2010 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 6 seasons from 2013 to 2018 for the Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets.

den Dekker was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
He attended Coral Springs Christian Academy and Westminster Academy Christian School.
After graduation from high school in 2006, den Dekker enrolled at the University of Florida and played outfield for the Gators, starting for four seasons.
As a senior in 2010, den Dekker helped lead the Gators to the 2010 College World Series.

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected den Dekker in the sixteenth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft, but he elected to return to Florida for his senior season.
He was then drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets.
He played 6 years as an outfielder in the MLB, with the Mets from 2013 to 2014, the Washington Nationals from 2015 to 2016, the Detroit Tigers in 2017 before returning to the Mets in 2018.

den Dekker returned to Florida in 2019 to resume his schooling, while also becoming a student assistant coach for the Gators.
In 2020, den Dekker was named the hitting and outfielding coach for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.
Matthew Gerrit den Dekker (born August 10, 1987) is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the hitting and outfielding coach for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. He played college baseball at Florida for coach Kevin O'Sullivan from 2007 to 2010 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 6 seasons from 2013 to 2018 for the Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets.
den Dekker was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He attended Coral Springs Christian Academy and Westminster Academy Christian School. After graduation from high school in 2006, den Dekker enrolled at the University of Florida and played outfield for the Gators, starting for four seasons. As a senior in 2010, den Dekker helped lead the Gators to the 2010 College World Series.
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected den Dekker in the sixteenth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft, but he elected to return to Florida for his senior season. He was then drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets. He played 6 years as an outfielder in the MLB, with the Mets from 2013 to 2014, the Washington Nationals from 2015 to 2016, the Detroit Tigers in 2017 before returning to the Mets in 2018.
den Dekker returned to Florida in 2019 to resume his schooling, while also becoming a student assistant coach for the Gators. In 2020, den Dekker was named the hitting and outfielding coach for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.
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