Jorge Mateo#9

Tampa Bay Rays·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Pos: P, 2B, 3B

B/T: R / R

Born: Jun 23, 1995 (31)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 200 lbs

Owned: 0.6%

From: Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic

Acquired: Int'l Free Agent

Jorge Mateo

#9

Tampa Bay Rays BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Position: P, 2B, 3B

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Jun 23, 1995 (31)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 200 lbs

Owned: 0.58%

From: Santo Domingo Oeste, Dominican Republic

Acquired: Int'l Free Agent

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
67	129	31	4	11	29	10	.240	.285	.380	.665	29.9%	5.8%

Mateo is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

2d agoRotowire

Mateo will hit the bench after he had started in eight of the Rays' previous nine games while going 4-for-26 with an 0:11 BB:K, three steals, three runs and two RBI. With Taylor Walls (hip) returning from the injured list Thursday and immediately stepping back into the lineup at shortstop, Mateo will likely be relegated to a utility role moving forward.

Mateo went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's win against Atlanta.

1w agoRotowire

Mateo hit a single in the in the second to bring home two runners and extend Tampa Bay's lead to three versus his old team. The 31-year-old has been getting more playing time with Ben Williamson (hamstring) and Taylor Walls (hip) out with injuries. Since making his Rays debut Aug. 14, Mateo has an insignificant .149 batting average with one home run and seven RBI, but he also has seven stolen bases in 19 games.

Mateo went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and three stolen bases in Sunday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Padres.

2w agoRotowire

Mateo drew a walk in the fifth inning before stealing second and third on consecutive pitches, then added another steal after beginning the 10th as the automatic runner to complete the first three-steal game of his career. The middle infielder now owns 15 stolen bases this season. He capped the night in dramatic fashion with a walk-off RBI single in the 11th. Through his first three games with the Rays, Mateo is 1-for-8 at the plate.

Mateo signed a major-league contract with the Rays on Wednesday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

Aug 13Rotowire

Mateo was cut by Atlanta over the weekend after clearing waivers, but he'll now receive a new opportunity to carve out a role for himself with the Rays. The 31-year-old has slashed .240/.285/.380 across 137 plate appearances this season and figures to bolster the team's infield depth while Ben Williamson (hamstring) is on the injured list.

Atlanta released Mateo on Sunday.

Aug 10Rotowire

Mateo is now officially a free agent after passing through waivers unclaimed following his removal from Atlanta's 40-man roster. The veteran utility player is a career .223/.268/.365 over parts of seven major-league seasons.

Poor

Below Avg

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Above Avg

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Batting

xwOBA

.283

xBA

.230

xSLG

.371

Avg Exit Velo

87.5 mph

Barrel %

7.6%

Hard-Hit %

35.9%

LA Sweet-Spot %

93

41.2%

Bat Speed

73.9 mph

Squared-Up %

18.0%

Chase %

43.6%

Whiff %

31.9%

K %

30.2%

BB %

5.4%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

36

-1.00

Arm Strength

69

87.2 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

99

30.3 ft/s

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2020SD	22	28	26	4	3	0	0	2	1	1	11	.154	.185	.269	.454
2021TOT ▼	89	209	194	48	11	1	4	14	10	9	55	.247	.293	.376	.669
2022BAL	150	533	494	109	25	7	13	50	35	27	147	.221	.267	.379	.646
2023BAL	116	350	318	69	14	2	7	34	32	22	82	.217	.267	.340	.607
2024BAL	68	208	192	44	14	2	5	18	13	10	48	.229	.267	.401	.668
2025BAL	43	83	79	14	4	0	1	3	15	4	30	.177	.217	.266	.483
2026TOT ▼	93	207	193	40	7	0	5	18	19	11	64	.207	.252	.321	.573
Career	581	1618	1496	328	78	12	35	139	125	84	437	0.219	0.265	0.358	0.623
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Jorge Mateo#9

Jorge Mateo

2026 Season

Player News

Mateo is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mateo went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's win against Atlanta.

Mateo went 1-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and three stolen bases in Sunday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Padres.

Mateo signed a major-league contract with the Rays on Wednesday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

Atlanta released Mateo on Sunday.

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