Jorge Mateo

Jorge Luis Mateo (born June 23, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 for the San Diego Padres. Career New York Yankees Mateo signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in January 2012, receiving a $250,000 signing bonus. 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, 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. 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. He also received a non-roster invitation to spring training. He spent the season back with Tampa, and was named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game. 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. Mateo finished 2016 with a .254 batting average, eight home runs, 36 stolen bases, and 47 RBIs. The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season. He began 2017 with Tampa and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder in late June.