Former Blue Jays pitcher, MLB No 1 pick arrested.

Blue Jays fans probably don't remember Bush as a Jay because he never actually suited up for them, not during the regular season anyway.

Matt Bush was drafted as the number one overall pick in 2004 by his hometown team the San Diego Padres in 2004.

After countless legal incidents off the field, the Padres gave up on him and traded him to the Blue Jayss for «future considerations.»

The Blue Jays put him on an immediate «zero tolerance» policy.

He was sent to Dunedin, Florida, the home of the Blue Jays Spring Training facility and rookie league team.

Just like with the Padres, before he even threw a pitch for the Jays organization, he found trouble off the field.

At a party, some one drew markings on his face as a joke as he was passed out drunk.

After awakening, he blamed a 23-year old woman and went into a rage, throwing a baseball just passed her head then banging on her car window and she tried to get away.

The Blue Jays found out about the incident and immediately released him for «failing to comply with the team guidelines that were set out for him.»

He missed the entire 2009 season, making it two full seasons he had not appeared in a professional baseball game.

Somehow, he got another opportunity in 2010 as the Tampa Bay Rays signed him to a Minor League Deal. He appeared in just 10 games in 2010.

In 2011, finally completely healthy, he pitched in 26 games for the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits and averaged 13.8 strikeouts per 9 innings.

He would be given every opportunity to make his big league debut in 2012.

That's when his worst off-the-field incident occurred, effectively ending his professional baseball career.

During 2012 Spring Training, Matt Bush got behind the wheel of a Dodge Durango he borrowed from teammate, Brandon Guyer.

Matt Bush, driving with a suspended license, went on a drinking binge that led him to hit a pole in Sarasota.

He kept driving anyway and sidewiped a car in Venice. He left the scene of that accident and headed back towards Port Charlotte.

He was kicked out of an adult dance club for trying to climb up onto the stage.

Matt Bush left the club in the Durango and was on a collision course with 72-year old Tony Tufano, who was riding his Harley Davidson after spending the day babysitting his granddaughter.

According to a witness, Bush hit the motorcycle, knocking Tufano off, then just kept driving, running over his head with the back wheel.

Tufano ended up in intensive care with life-threatening injuries. Without the helmet, he would have been killed instantly.

Matt Bush fled the scene and later claimed he thought he had run over the bike, not the man's head.

Somehow, he survived the crash. If he hadn't, Matt Bush might still be in prison today.

As it was, Matt Bush was arrested on multiple DUI-related felonies and held in Charlotte County Jail on $440,000 bail.

He was sentenced on a plea deal to 3,5 years in prison with no probation afterwards.

The Tufano family also sued Matt Bush and Brandon Guyer $5 million. It was settled out of court for $200,000.

It appeared that the professional baseball career of Matt Bush was over and he would now be known as the biggest first overall draft bust in the history of the game.

That is, until his name popped up again 3 years later in baseball news. He had apparently been released from prison and gotten a job at Golden Corral.

It was there, in the Golden Corral parking lot in Jacksonville, Florida, where Matt Matt Bush held a showcase for scouts of the Texas Rangers.

His arm was still incredibly lively, but would the Rangers be willing to take a flyer on Bush after everything that had happened?

Incredibly, the answer was yes and on December 18th, 2015, the Rangers signed him to a minor league deal.

The Rangers GM Jon Daniels said, «Unlike some who have been accused of different crimes, or have had stuff happen in the past, Matt is not running or hiding from this.

He has been extremely accountable, extremely remorseful.» Even Tufano showed support for Matt Bush, saying he was happy to see Bush was getting back into baseball.

He was sent to Double-A Frisco and accompanied by his father who would supervise Bush and try to make sure he stayed out of trouble.

In 12 appearances, he impressed, striking out 18 batters in 17 innings with a 2.65 ERA.

The Rangers saw enough and called him up to the big leagues and about 12 years after being drafted first overall, Matt Bush made his big league debut

After a full season under his belt he faced the Blue Jays in the 2016 Division Series and was on the mound during Josh Donaldsons 'Mad Dash' walk off swipe of home plate propelling the Jays to the ALCS.

Now retired from baseball Bush is back to his old ways.

Last October Matt Bush was allegedly driving his 2023 Lincoln Aviator in Arlington Texas, when a local police officer noticed he was driving erratically and tried to pull him over, records show.

According to reports, the former pitcher allegedly sped away and evaded police, prompting law enforcement to put out a «lookout» warning on the vehicle.

Arlington Police then received a report of a multi-vehicle accident at a nearby intersection and arrived on the scene to find the vehicle that had fled from minutes earlier.

Police said Bush ran a red light at the intersection in his SUV, hit a 2023 Chevy Silverado and then crashed into a 2010 GMC Yukon and a 2008 Toyota Corolla.

Matt Bush then allegedly «fled from that crash on foot without identifying himself or exchanging any information,» but quickly was stopped by a group of bystanders who gave chase and held him until authorities arrived.

The 41-year-old driver of the Silverado and Bush, 38, were both taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to police. The other two drivers were not injured.

While at the hospital, Matt Bush declined a field sobriety test and refused to speak about the crash.

Investigators then obtained a warrant for a blood sample.

Bush was medically cleared and booked into the Arlington City Jail.

The former pitcher, who part of the Texas Rangers organization during last year's World Series championship run, was charged with one count of driving while intoxicated, one count of accident involving injury, and one count of evading, records show. His bond was set at US$35,000.

Fast forward to Monday and Matt Bush was back at it again. Bush was taken into custody Monday in Tarrant County after he allegedly violated the terms of bond conditions imposed after a drunken driving arrest last fall.

According to Dallas Morning News, Bush, 38, was being held Wednesday at the Tarrant County jail. Bond was pending.

Matt Bush is accused of violating the terms set after his October arrest, in which he was ultimately charged with driving while intoxicated, evading arrest and involvement in an accident causing injury.

According to online court records, Matt Bush failed a SCRAM device analysis.

SCRAM stands for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring.

The device can indicate alcohol consumption by analyzing sweat samples of the wearer to measure blood alcohol content.