Mateo's Charleston Rainbows couldn't get anything going against their Spartanburg Phillie foes in this April 1990 contest, losing by a score of 12-2, according to The Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
Mateo's night wasn't much better. Batting in the ninth spot, Mateo got four at bats for Charleston. He recorded no hits, according to The Herald-Journal box score.
Mateo was in his first season as a pro that year for single-A Charleston. He got into one more. He never got higher.
Mateo's career began that season, signed by the Padres the previous October as a free agent out of his native Dominican Republic.
In that first season for the Padres, Mateo got into 20 games for Charleston. He also got into five games back in the rookie Arizona League. Between them, he hit just .159. In his 10 hits, he knocked one home run. The home run was a solo shot because he only recorded one RBI.
For 1991, Mateo returned to single-A and Charleston. But he got into just 12 games. He picked up a single hit in 11 at bats. They were the final 11 at bats of his professional career.
In all, over two seasons, Mateo got into only 37 games and hit just .149.
- Spartanburg Herald-Journal, April 20, 1990: Boxscores Page D5
Players/Coaches Featured:1,715
Made the Majors: 822 - 47.9%
Never Made Majors: 893-52.1%-X
5+ Seasons in the Majors: 357
10+ Seasons in the Minors:205
The Jose Mateo managing the DSL Blue Jays is not the same guy, check the birthdate: http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ros&cid=604
ReplyDeleteCool. Thanks. Looked all around for a DOB, but missed the MiLB roster. It did seem like too much time had passed between him playing and showing up as a coach.
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