MATT BUSH RUMORS & GOSSIP

Tampa Bay Rays minor leaguer Matt Bush, the top overall pick in the 2004 draft, was involved in a total of three accidents -- including a previously undisclosed second hit-and-run -- shortly before his DUI crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist. The right-handed pitcher told the arresting officers that he had first struck a pole on March 22, then at about 5:00pm ET he plowed...

Matt Bush remains incarcerated in a Florida jail, basically waiting on a health update of his victim. On March 22nd, the Tampa Bay Rays minor league reliever caused an accident driving his spring roommate’s SUV while under the influence, ran over the head of a man he knocked off a motorcycle and fled the scene. The motorcyclist, Tony Tufano, is now in a medically-induced coma...

Matt Bush has become one of the biggest cautionary tales in baseball. A former No. 1 draft pick thanks to his talent and the Padres’ frugality, Bush was charged with DUI and hit and run Thursday. Bush allegedly took his roommate’s car, got drunk, climbed on stage at a strip club before bouncers booted him, and then hit a motorcyclist while driving on a suspended license...

Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher Matt Bush is being held on more than $1 million bail on charges that he left the scene of an accident that seriously injured a motorist.Bush was arrested Thursday night on drunken-driving charges and leaving the scene of an accident in which he struck a motorcyclist in Port Charlotte, Fla.The top overall pick in the 2004 draft, Bush was also...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Bush is being held on more than $1 million bail on charges that he left the scene of an accident that seriously injured a motorcyclist.Bush made his first court appearance Saturday. Charlotte County Circuit Court records show that Bush remained in custody on multiple DUI-related charges and counts of leaving the scene of an injury...

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Bush remains in a Port Charlotte, Florida jail this morning following his DUI arrest. Bush, 26, was arrested on DUI and leaving the scene of an accident charges stemming from a Thursday afternoon accident. Bush ran into the back of 72-year old  Anthony Tufano driving a motorcycle and then, according to reports, drove over the top of Tufano while fleeing...

Matt Bush screwed up. Again. According to Roger Mooney, the former first overall draft pick was arrested Thursday night for DUI. As if that weren’t bad enough, Bush is also responsible for a hit and run in which he seriously injured a 72-year-old motorist and fled the scene before he was picked up by law enforcement. Bush had already been trying to rehabilitate his image...

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Bush is being held on more than $1 million bail on charges that he left the scene of an accident that seriously injured a motorcyclist. Bush made his first court appearance Saturday. Charlotte County Circuit Court records show that Bush remained in custody on multiple DUI-related charges and counts of leaving the scene of an injury accident and driving...

Tampa Bay Rays minor league pitcher Matt Bush was arrested Thursday and will face charges of leaving the scene of a traffic accident and driving under the influence after a near-fatal incident in Charlotte County, Florida, The Tampa Tribune reported. The overall top pick in the 2004 MLB draft was driving in his SUV on US 41 around 5 p.m. when he hit a motorcyclist from behind, according...

Matt Bush was already in danger of becoming a forgettable #1 overall pick. The allegations of his involvement in a hit-and-run accident this evening mean Bush is nearing infamous, rather than forgettable, status. According to various reports, the Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher bumped a motorcycle from behind while driving, causing a nasty accident for the 72 year-old rider. Bush then...