Julio Mateo
From BR Bullpen
Julio Cesar Mateo
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 177 lb.
- Born August 2, 1977 in Bani, Peravia, D.R.
[edit] Biographical Information
On July 31, 2007, Julio Mateo was sent by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Seattle Mariners for Jesus Merchan. Mateo had been suspended by the Mariners on May 5 for allegedly assaulting his wife and had not pitched for the team after that. On July 27, Mateo ran into more legal trouble, being arrested on suspicion of forgery when police found counterfeit $100 bills in his hotel room.
