Jorge Mateo

Jorge Mateo
Oakland Athletics
Shortstop
Born: (1995-06-23) June 23, 1995
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jorge Luis Mateo (born June 23, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Career

Mateo signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in January 2012, receiving a $250,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut that season for the Dominican Summer League Yankees 2 and batted .255 with one home run and eight RBIs in 14 games. He played for the Dominican Summer League Yankees 1 in 2013, compiling a .287 batting average with seven home runs and 26 RBIs in 64 games, and the Gulf Coast Yankees in 2014,[2][3] slashing .276/.354/.397 in 15 games. In 2015, while playing for the Charleston RiverDogs and the Tampa Yankees, Mateo posted a combined .278 batting average with two home runs, 40 RBIs, and 82 stolen bases in 117 total games between both clubs.[4]

Mateo received a non-roster invitation to spring training in 2016. He spent the season back with Tampa, and was named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game.[5] However, on July 6, 2016, Mateo was suspended for two weeks due to violating the team's code of conduct policy, and could not participate in the Futures Game.[6] Mateo finished 2016 with a .254 batting average, eight home runs and 47 RBIs.[7] The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[8] He began 2017 with Tampa and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder in late June.

On July 31, 2017, the Yankees traded Mateo, along with fellow prospects Dustin Fowler and James Kaprielian, for Sonny Gray.[9] Oakland assigned him to the Midland RockHounds and he finished the season there. In 129 total games between Tampa, Trenton and Midland, he batted .267 with 12 home runs, 57 RBIs, and 52 stolen bases.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Yankees prospects: Jorge Mateo impresses scouts". NJ.com. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "State of the organization: Shortstop". LoHud. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "19-Year Old Jorge Mateo Is The Yankees' Shortstop Of The Future". Fangraphs. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Where Yankees' Jorge Mateo needs work may surprise you". Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jorge Mateo Named to 2016 All-Star Futures Game". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Tripodi, Chris. "Jorge Mateo faces 2 week suspension". MiLB. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Jorge Mateo Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Yankees add six prospects to 40-man roster". New York Yankees. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ Trezza, Joe (July 31, 2017). "Yankees get Gray from A's for 3 prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jorge Mateo Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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