Matthew Alan Perisho (born June 8, 1975 in Burlington, IA) is a former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Angels, Rangers, Tigers, Marlins and Red Sox over an 8 year MLB career (18 years in pro baseball) between 1997 and 2005.

His most productive season came in 2004 for the Florida Marlins, when he made a career-high 66 appearances and posted a 5-3 record with 10 holds in 47.0 innings, and held left-handed hitters to a .207 batting average (18-for-87).

In 2008, Matt played for the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo of the Triple-A Mexican League. When the Mexican League season ended, he signed with the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan (Republic of China). He resides in Chandler, Arizona and has been a trainer and coach for young athletes since.

(excerpted from Baseball Almanac, BR Bullpen & Wikipedia)