Ruben Mateo
[edit] Biography
Ruben Mateo (Ruben Amaury Mateo) was born on February 10, 1978 in San Cristobal, San Cristobal (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on June 12, 1999 for the Texas Rangers. In 2000, his rookie year, he hit .291 with 7 home runs and 19 RBI. Mateo played for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Ruben Mateo's best season was 2000, when he hit for a .291 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1999
| TEX
| A
| 32
| 122
| 16
| 29
| 5
| 18
| .238
| .268
| .451
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| 52
| 206
| 32
| 60
| 7
| 19
| .291
| .339
| .447
| 11
| 0
| 10
| 34
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 5
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| 40
| 129
| 18
| 32
| 1
| 13
| .248
| .322
| .341
| 5
| 2
| 9
| 28
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 46
| 86
| 11
| 22
| 2
| 7
| .256
| .319
| .395
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 74
| 207
| 16
| 50
| 3
| 18
| .242
| .290
| .329
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| 19
| 33
| 4
| 8
| 3
| 7
| .242
| .359
| .515
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 2004
| KC
| A
| 32
| 93
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 7
| .194
| .235
| .301
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 2004
| Total
|
| 51
| 126
| 13
| 26
| 3
| 14
| .206
| .270
| .357
| 4
| 3
| 8
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 139
| 326
| 31
| 80
| 8
| 32
| .245
| .305
| .365
| 15
| 0
| 23
| 79
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 156
| 550
| 75
| 139
| 13
| 57
| .253
| .302
| .398
| 29
| 6
| 26
| 110
| 14
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 295
| 876
| 106
| 219
| 21
| 89
| .250
| .303
| .386
| 44
| 6
| 49
| 189
| 20
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 19
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1999
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 31
| 31
| 265.2
| 62
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 31
| 31
| 265.2
| 62
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 52
| 52
| 457
| 141
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 52
| 52
| 457
| 141
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 39
| 37
| 330.1
| 70
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 39
| 37
| 330.1
| 70
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 23
| 16
| 138.2
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 13.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 24
| 18
| 152
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 39
| 36
| 313
| 76
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 14
| 12
| 103
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 54
| 49
| 431.2
| 106
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 15.2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 10
| 9
| 71.2
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 5
| 5
| 37.1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 20.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| KC
| A
| CF
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| KC
| A
| RF
| 15
| 8
| 82
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| KC
| A
| LF
| 11
| 10
| 89
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| KC
| A
| OF
| 30
| 23
| 212
| 52
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| Total
|
| CF
| 10
| 10
| 78.1
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| Total
|
| RF
| 19
| 10
| 102.1
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| Total
|
| LF
| 13
| 12
| 103
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2004
| Total
|
| OF
| 40
| 32
| 283.2
| 65
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 17
| 13
| 118.2
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 109
| 107
| 917.1
| 255
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 240
| 219
| 1920.1
| 477
| 16
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 120
| 99
| 884.1
| 196
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Texas Rangers (October 24, 1994).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Edwin Encarnacion to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Rob Bell (June 15, 2001).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2003).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 27, 2004).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Royals (July 1, 2004).
- Granted free agency (August 26, 2004).
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