Matthew Tyner is a motivational speaker, sports coach, and author who values faith, character, perseverance, and empowerment. As the Head Coach of Towson University’s Baseball program and a former professional aseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, he brings an uncanny perspective on sports and faith. Matthew’s commitment, hard work, and determination to get to the playing field of baseball as his ticket out led him down paths of destruction and eventual redemption in baseball and his faith. 

As a lifelong player and coach, he has spent countless hours on the field. He finds the field his second home surrounded by teammates, coaches, and players. He shares his battlefield-tested observations and experiences to help people and organizations garner the best from those struggling to reach their untapped potential. Matthew teaches that coaching is as much about living your best version of yourself as it is playing the game.

Matthew has established a reputation for kindness and an attitude of excellence and sportsmanship. He has inspired coaches and players around the US to be well-rounded citizens on and off the field. He is a loving family man who exhibits humility, kindness, and generosity. He is more than a coach but a leader who teaches, develops, inspires, and mentors hundreds of young men and women. He has played for the University of Miami and the Baltimore Orioles and coached at Towson University, The University of Richmond, Bellarmine University, and Butler University.

He learned the value of hard work and commitment at an early age growing up in Decatur, IL. He was the oldest of three children born to a broken family and endured a parent struggling with substance abuse. His

hard work and dedication to live substance-free saved not only his life but the life of his family. Matthew is the father of two grown children and 3 beautiful grandchildren, He was lovingly married to his late wife Laura for 29 years before she succumbed to cancer in 2020.

Matt has published his memoir Fast & Hard, Addictions to Redemption. Matt is currently an NCAA Division I Head Baseball Coach for Towson University. He also owns MLT Sports Investments, LLC, is a managing partner of Collegiate Academic Golf Showcases (CAGS), LLC, and is a professional motivational speaker for Tyner Effect (www.Tynereffect.com). His educational background includes undergraduate studies at the University of Miami and his bachelor's degree in Business Communications from Concordia University, Indianapolis, IN Campus. He also carries a PhD in Common Sense!

This event is free to attend but cash and check donations are accepted and will help send athletes to FCA Camps. 

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