10 Facts About Jorge Mateo

1.

Jorge Luis Mateo was born on June 23,1995 and is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop and outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball.

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Jorge Mateo made his MLB debut in 2020 for the San Diego Padres.

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3.

Jorge Mateo made his professional debut that season for the Dominican Summer League Yankees 2 and batted.

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4.

Jorge Mateo was ranked by Baseball America as the top Yankees minor league prospect ahead of Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge prior to the 2016 campaign.

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5.

Jorge Mateo spent the season back with Tampa, and was named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game.

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6.

However, on July 6,2016, Jorge Mateo was suspended for two weeks due to violating the team's code of conduct policy, and could not participate in the Futures Game.

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7.

Jorge Mateo began 2017 with Tampa and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder in late June.

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8.

Jorge Mateo opened the 2019 season with the Las Vegas Aviators.

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9.

Jorge Mateo hit his first major league home run on April 29,2021, against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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10.

Jorge Mateo led the American League with the most stolen bases in the regular season of 2022, trailed by teammate Cedric Mullins by one.

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