Auston Taylour Matthews (born September 17, 1997) is an American ice hockey center and alternate captain for the National Hockey League’s Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL).

Matthews was born in San Ramon, California, and relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona, with his family when he was a baby.

After growing up playing baseball and hockey, he became particularly interested in hockey after watching the Arizona Coyotes play.

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Why do they call Auston Matthews Papi?

Auston was given the nickname “Papi” after David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox, who was his favorite baseball player as a kid and inspired him to wear the number 34.

Even though his father thought he was better at baseball, Auston found the sport to be too sluggish for him, so he focused on hockey instead.

Who is Auston Matthews family?

He comes from a sporting family.

Brian Matthews, his father, was a college baseball player from California.

Ema, his mother, is from Mexico.

Matthews has a younger sister, Breyana, and an older sister, Alexandria.

What ethnicity is Austin Matthews?

Austin Matthews is an American.

Can Austin Matthews speak Spanish?

Austin speaks Spanish effortlessly.

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