Jorge Mateo

Mateo signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in January 2012, receiving a $250,000 signing bonus.{{Cite web |last=Kuty |first=Brendan |date=October 14, 2014 |title=Yankees prospects: Jorge Mateo impresses scouts |url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2014/10/yankees_prospects_jorge_mateo_impresses_scouts.html |access-date=November 23, 2014 |website=NJ.com}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2014/10/10/state-organization-shortstop-2/17033271/|title=State of the organization: Shortstop|date=October 10, 2014|publisher=LoHud|access-date=October 28, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jorge-mateo-scouting-report/|title=19-Year Old Jorge Mateo Is The Yankees' Shortstop Of The Future|date=October 13, 2014|publisher=Fangraphs|access-date=October 28, 2014}} 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, 11 triples, 40 RBIs, and 82 stolen bases in 117 total games between both clubs.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2016/05/where_yankees_jorge_mateo_might_need_help_may_surp.html|title=Where Yankees' Jorge Mateo needs work may surprise you|date=May 16, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2017}} He was named Florida State League Player of the Week for the week of July 17.{{Cite web |title=Jorge Mateo Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jorge-mateo-622761 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}

Mateo was ranked by Baseball America as the top Yankees minor league prospect ahead of Gary Sánchez and Aaron Judge prior to the 2016 campaign.{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Chad |title=Jorge Mateo tops Baseball America's Top 10 Yankees prospects |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2015/12/21/jorge-mateo-tops-baseball-americas-top-10-yankees-prospects/77690608/ |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=The Journal News |language=en-US}} He also received a non-roster invitation to spring training.{{Cite web |title=Top prospects among Yanks' 25 non-roster invitees |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-extend-25-non-roster-invites-to-camp-c163748446 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He spent the season back with Tampa, where he was a Mid-Season All-Star and was named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game.{{cite web |title=Jorge Mateo Named to 2016 All-Star Futures Game |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-186895726 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630164434/http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160629&content_id=186895726&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t587 |archive-date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=July 31, 2017 |url-status=live |website=Minor League Baseball}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Tripodi |first1=Chris |title=Jorge Mateo faces 2 week suspension |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-188360700 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708131736/http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160706&content_id=188360700&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2016 |url-status=live |publisher=MiLB}} He reportedly expressed his displeasure to Yankees executives about not being promoted to Double-A Trenton.{{Cite web |last=King III |first=George A. |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Yankees' top prospect mouthed off to execs and got suspended |url=https://nypost.com/2016/07/06/yankees-prospect-mouthed-off-to-execs-and-got-suspended/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}} Mateo finished 2016 with a .254 batting average, eight home runs, 36 stolen bases, and 47 RBIs.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/player/jorge-mateo-622761|title=Jorge Mateo Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|website=Minor League Baseball|access-date=July 31, 2017}} He spent time at second base following the arrival of Gleyber Torres.{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Randy Miller {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=July 27, 2016 |title=Everything you need to know about Yanks' Gleyber Torres |url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2016/07/heres_everything_you_need_to_know_about_yankees_gl.html |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=nj |language=en}} The Yankees added Mateo to their 40-man roster after the season.{{cite web|url=http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/209196244/yankees-add-six-prospects-to-40-man-roster/|title=Yankees add six prospects to 40-man roster|website=New York Yankees|access-date=July 31, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730204212/http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/209196244/yankees-add-six-prospects-to-40-man-roster/|url-status=dead}} He began 2017 with Tampa and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder in late June. He was a Mid-Season All-Star and Eastern League Player of the Week for the week of July 2.

On July 31, 2017, the Yankees traded Mateo, along with Dustin Fowler and James Kaprielian to the Oakland Athletics, in exchange for Sonny Gray.{{cite web|url=http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/245551258/yankees-get-sonny-gray-in-trade-with-oakland/?topicId=27118390|title=Yankees get Gray from A's for 3 prospects|last=Trezza|first=Joe|work=MLB.com|date=July 31, 2017|access-date=July 31, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803014324/http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/245551258/yankees-get-sonny-gray-in-trade-with-oakland/?topicId=27118390|url-status=dead}} 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 in 532 at bats with 12 home runs, 18 triples, 57 RBIs, and 52 stolen bases.{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/player/jorge-mateo-622761|title=Jorge Mateo Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=Minor League Baseball|access-date=March 25, 2018}}

In January 2018, Mateo was named the 64th best prospect in baseball.{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2018 |title=Top 100 MLB Prospects 2018 {{!}} BaseballAmerica.com |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-mlb-prospects-2018/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123064529/https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/top-100-mlb-prospects-2018/ |archive-date=January 23, 2018 }} In April, Baseball America named him as having the best speed of all minor league players, ahead of Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn.{{Cite web |last=Glaser |first=Kyle |date=April 4, 2018 |title=Best Tools In The Minors |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/best-tools-in-the-minors/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America |language=en-US}} That season, playing for the AAA Nashville Sounds he hit .230/.280/.353 in 470 at bats with 3 home runs, 16 triples, 45 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases while being caught 10 times.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mateo-000jor Jorge Mateo Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com]

Mateo opened the 2019 season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.{{cite web |author=Wright |first=Alex |date=April 7, 2019 |title=Aviators ready to take flight on new endeavors |url=https://www.unlvfreepress.com/aviators-ready-to-take-flight-on-new-endeavors/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629163458/https://www.unlvfreepress.com/aviators-ready-to-take-flight-on-new-endeavors/ |archive-date=June 29, 2019 |access-date=June 29, 2019 |website=unlvfreepress.com |url-status=usurped |publisher=The Scarlet & Gray Free Press}} Mateo was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-futures-game-rosters?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage|title=Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters|author=Jim Callis|website=MLB.com|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=June 29, 2019}} In 2019 he led the minor league in triples, with 14.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/leader.cgi?request=1&type=bat&year=2019&group=Minors&sort_by=3B |title=2019 Register Batting Leaders |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |access-date=November 9, 2019}} Mateo was included in the Athletics' 60-man player pool prior to the start of the 2020 season.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Alex |date=June 28, 2020 |title=A's announce initial 60-man player pool for 2020 season |url=https://www.athleticsnation.com/2020/6/28/21306345/oakland-as-60-man-player-pool-roster-2020-season |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=Athletics Nation |language=en}}

On June 30, 2020, the Athletics traded Mateo to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Junior Perez.{{Cite web|url=https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2020/06/30/padres-acquire-jorge-mateo-from-athletics/|title = Padres acquire Jorge Mateo from Athletics for player to be named later|date = June 30, 2020}} Following the trade, he was considered San Diego's 13th best prospect.{{Cite web |title=Prospects in the Padres' 2020 player pool |url=https://www.milb.com/news/prospects-in-the-padres-2020-player-pool |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=Minor League Baseball |language=en}} He was activated and started his first career game as the left fielder on August 13. On August 27, in the second game of a doubleheaders against the Seattle Mariners, Mateo recorded his first MLB hit on a ground rule double.{{cite news |title=Machado makes his MVP case vs. Mariners |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/manny-machado-homers-in-doubleheader-in-padres-loss |access-date=September 22, 2020 |work=MLB |date=September 27, 2020}} He hit just .185/.269/.454 in 22 games in the big leagues that year. Mateo hit his first major league home run on April 29, 2021, against the Arizona Diamondbacks.{{Cite web |title=Padres 12-3 Diamondbacks (Apr 28, 2021) Game Recap |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401227417 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}} After hitting .207/.250/.322 through 57 games, he was designated for assignment by the Padres on August 3, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/padres-designate-jorge-mateo-for-assignment.html|title=Padres Designate Jorge Mateo for Assignment|date=August 3, 2021 }}

On August 5, 2021, Mateo was claimed off of waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/orioles-claim-jorge-mateo-off-waivers-from-padres.html|title=Orioles Claim Jorge Mateo off Waivers from Padres|date=August 5, 2021 }} In 2021, he batted .247/.293/.376 with 4 home runs, 14 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 89 games between the Padres and Orioles. He was shut down for the season in mid-September after experiencing right lumbar inflammation.{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2021 |title=Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Out for season with lumbar injury |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-jorge-mateo-out-for-season-with-lumbar-injury/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}

In the 2022 season, Mateo started on the Orioles opening day roster at shortstop.{{Cite web |last=Silver |first=Zachary |title=Orioles set 2022 Opening Day roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-2022-opening-day-roster |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He finished the season batting .221/.267/.379 with 13 home runs, 50 RBIs, and 35 stolen bases in 494 at-bats. He led the major leagues with the most stolen bases in the regular season of 2022, trailed by teammate Cedric Mullins by one.{{cite web | url=https://www.masnsports.com/blog/on-final-day-mateo-and-mullins-contending-for-al-stolen-base-title | title=On final day, Mateo and Mullins contending for AL stolen base title | date=October 5, 2022 }} Mateo won the Fielding Bible Award as the best defensive shortstop in MLB for the 2022 season, making him the first Oriole to win the award at that position.{{cite web | url=https://dodgerblue.com/complete-list-of-2022-fielding-bible-award-winners/2022/11/01/ | title=Complete List of 2022 Fielding Bible Winners | date=November 2, 2022 }}

Mateo achieved a 1.062 OPS through April of the 2023 season, but he lost playing time to Gunnar Henderson in 2023 after hitting just .105/.128/.132 through 11 games in May.{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2023 |title=Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Sits amid slump |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-jorge-mateo-sits-amid-slump/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=SK |first=Andrea |date=October 26, 2023 |title=Jorge Mateo still has the capacity to wow, but he was a casualty of the Orioles' youth movement |url=https://www.camdenchat.com/2023/10/26/23932994/orioles-jorge-mateo-season-review-2023 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=Camden Chat |language=en}} He concluded the regular season with 32 stolen bases and .217 batting average and 0.617 OPS, having more success batting against left-handed pitching.{{cite web|access-date=January 5, 2024|title=Jorge Mateo States.|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mateojo01.shtml}} Following injuries to both centerfielders Cedric Mullins and Aaron Hicks, Mateo made his Orioles centerfield debut on August 5 and 6. {{cite web|date=August 6, 2023|title=Jorge Mateo gets rare start in center|website=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jorge-mateo-gets-rare-start-in-center-field-for-orioles}} He joined the team in the postseason 2023 ALDS against the Texas Rangers{{Cite web |last=Connon |first=Sam |date=October 7, 2023 |title=Pitcher John Means Left Off of Baltimore Orioles ALDS Roster Due to Elbow Soreness |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/injuries/starting-pitcher-john-means-left-off-of-baltimore-orioles-alds-roster-due-to-elbow-soreness |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=Fastball |language=en}} and went 4-for-4 in Game 2, becoming just the 6th player in MLB History to get four hits while batting ninth.{{Cite web |last=Connon |first=Sam |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Shortstop Jorge Mateo Makes Playoff History at Bottom of Baltimore Orioles' Lineup |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/shortstop-jorge-mateo-makes-playoff-history-at-bottom-of-baltimore-orioles-lineup |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=Fastball |language=en}} After the season, Mateo agreed to a $2.7 million contract to avoid arbitration.{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2023 |title=Orioles avoid arbitration with INF Jorge Mateo and 3 other players with 1-year agreements - CBS Baltimore |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/orioles-avoid-arbitration-with-jorge-mateo-and-3-other-players-with-1-year-agreements/ |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

Mateo began the 2024 campaign with Baltimore, and hit .229/.267/.401 with five home runs, 18 RBI, and 13 stolen bases across 68 games. In a July 23 game against the Miami Marlins, Mateo departed with an injury after colliding with Gunnar Henderson while trying to field a ground ball.{{cite web | last=Leckie | first=Paige | title=Jorge Mateo exits game vs. Marlins with injury | website=MLB.com | date=2024-07-24 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jorge-mateo-exits-game-vs-marlins-with-injury | access-date=2024-12-27}} After the injury was diagnosed as a left elbow subluxation,{{cite web | last=Meyer | first=Jacob Calvin | title=Orioles' Jorge Mateo confident he can return this season; Samuel Basallo now No. 4 prospect in MLB | website=Baltimore Sun | date=July 27, 2024 | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/27/orioles-jorge-mateo-samuel-basallo/ | access-date=October 29, 2024}} Mateo was transferred to the 60–day injured list on July 30.{{cite web | title=Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Shifts to 60-day IL | website=CBSSports.com | date=July 30, 2024 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-jorge-mateo-shifts-to-60-day-il/amp/ | access-date=October 29, 2024}} His season officially ended on August 28 when he underwent left elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction.{{cite web | last=Rill | first=Jake | title=Jorge Mateo out for rest of 2024 season | website=MLB.com | date=August 29, 2024 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jorge-mateo-out-for-rest-of-2024-season | access-date=October 29, 2024}}

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