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Jorge Mateo

Rays
Number #9
Position SS
Bats R
Throws R
Age 31
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Born Jun 23, 1995

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Mateo does his damage against fastballs: a .987 OPS against them, against .450 on breaking balls.

31 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 20 on breaking balls.
His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

5 of Mateo's 5 located home runs have gone to left field, the longest of them 425 feet.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.
There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Mateo is at his worst on breaking balls: a .450 OPS there against .799 overall.

20 plate appearances in that situation.
Everything that leaves the yard leaves to his pull side

5 of Mateo's 5 home runs have gone to his pull side and none of them the other way.

5 tracked home runs in 2026.
One pitch is where all his power comes from

Mateo slugs .536 against fastballs and .250 against breaking balls.

31 plate appearances ending on fastballs.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Mateo pulls 28.6% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 21.4%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

40 pulled, 70 up the middle and 30 the other way over 140 located batted balls.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 23, 1995
Birth Place Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R