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Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2022
- Class:
- 2005
The 2005 Ivy League Player of the Year, Matt Kutler graduated as one of the best players in the history of Brown and Ivy League baseball. Kutler arrived on College Hill in the Fall of 2000 and quickly made his mark on the program, earning Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors as a freshman in 2001. Kutler followed with First Team All-Ivy honors as a sophomore (2002) and junior (2003). After missing the 2004 campaign, Kutler returned for his senior in 2005 and earned Third Team All-America and First Team All-Ivy honors.
Kutler is one of a handful of League players to earn First Team All-Ivy honors three times. In addition, Kutler graduated as the conference’s all-time leader in hits (260), RBI (164), and total bases (402).
In the Brown record book, Kutler ended his career as the program leader in games played (184), hits (260), doubles (56), triples (16), extra-base hits (90), RBI (164), and total bases (402). His .369 career batting average placed him second in Bruno history and his 57 runs scored were fifth-most.
Kutler received the 2005 Brown University Fritz Pollard Male Athlete of the Year Award, given to the top male student-athlete of the athletic year. He was drafted by the then-Florida Marlins in the 24th round of the 2005 MLB Collegiate Draft. Kutler spent two years in professional baseball in the New York-Penn League, the Gulf Coast League, and the South Atlantic League.
After playing two seasons of professional baseball for the Florida Marlins, Matt returned to his hometown of Omaha, Neb. where he lives with his wife Cally and two boys, Vincent and Tyler. He is the Senior Director of commercial real estate lending at First National Bank of Omaha and enjoys coaching his sons in baseball and hockey along with playing beer-league hockey.
