He was once regarded as the top prospect in the Texas Rangers system and was frequently rumored to be involved in many high-profile trades. On June 2, 2000, Ruben Mateo broke his leg trying to beat out a ground ball to first base. At the time, he was leading all rookies in batting average. He went on to miss the remainder of the season.
Mateo won the most valuable player award during the 2013 Mexican League season while playing for Delfines del Carmen. He batted .322, leading the league in home runs (37) and finishing second in RBI (119).[1]
Referencesedit
^"Rubén Mateo gana el premio de Jugador Más Valioso". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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rubén, mateo, ruben, amaurys, mateo, born, february, 1978, cristobal, dominican, republic, former, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, seasons, major, league, baseball, playing, texas, rangers, cincinnati, reds, pittsburgh, pirates, kansas, city, royal. Ruben Amaurys Mateo born February 10 1978 in San Cristobal Dominican Republic is a former professional baseball outfielder He has played six seasons in Major League Baseball playing for the Texas Rangers Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals He also played in the Korea Baseball Organization for the LG Twins Ruben MateoOutfielderBorn 1978 02 10 February 10 1978 age 46 San Cristobal Dominican RepublicBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 12 1999 for the Texas RangersLast MLB appearanceAugust 21 2004 for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsBatting average 250Home runs21Runs batted in89TeamsTexas Rangers 1999 2001 Cincinnati Reds 2002 2003 Pittsburgh Pirates 2004 Kansas City Royals 2004 LG Twins 2005 Career editHe was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Rangers in 1994 Mateo played his first professional season in American baseball with their Single A Charleston RiverDogs in 1996 In 2007 he played for the Milwaukee Brewers Double A club the Huntsville Stars and the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League where he played in the championship series Mateo returned to Newark Bears of the Atlantic League for the 2008 season In 2009 he played in the Mexican League for the Broncos de Reynosa his most recent professional season He was once regarded as the top prospect in the Texas Rangers system and was frequently rumored to be involved in many high profile trades On June 2 2000 Ruben Mateo broke his leg trying to beat out a ground ball to first base At the time he was leading all rookies in batting average He went on to miss the remainder of the season Mateo won the most valuable player award during the 2013 Mexican League season while playing for Delfines del Carmen He batted 322 leading the league in home runs 37 and finishing second in RBI 119 1 References edit Ruben Mateo gana el premio de Jugador Mas Valioso Diario Libre in Spanish 20 September 2013 Retrieved 3 June 2021 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Dominican Republic baseball outfielder is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruben Mateo amp oldid 1185440931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
