Ruben Amaury Mateo
Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: February 10, 1978 in San Cristobal, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
High School: Liceo Jose Manuel Maria Balance (San Cristobal, DO)
Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1994.
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Debut: June 12, 1999 (Age 21)
vs. COL 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Reds/Royals/Pirates 1999-2004
2013 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 3.134, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*],
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| RBI Opportunities | ||
| Ruben Mateo -- PA: 137 | RBI: 14 | Actual Runners on Base: 63 (31-20-12), |
| ML Avg. Player with PA: 137 | RBI: 16 | Avg. Runners on Base: 86 (42-28-15) |
| Most Driven In: | Self 3, J Bay 2, A Nunez 2, D DeJesus 1, D Brown 1, J Randa 1, A Berroa 1, C Wilson 1, ... | |
| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 245 | 36 (35) | May 19 (1) | PIT | SDP | L,3-6 | 9-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 9 | .19 | -0.005 | -0.11 | PH | |
| 2 | 246 | 37 | May 19 (2) | PIT | SDP | L,3-7 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 6 | .85 | -0.045 | -0.70 | CF | |
| 3 | 247 | 40 (2) | May 23 | PIT | MIL | L,1-2 | GS-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 5 | 1.68 | -0.050 | -0.61 | CF | |
| 4 | 248 | 42 (1) | May 27 | PIT | @ | STL | L,3-6 | 9-GF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 8 | .25 | 0.008 | 0.13 | PH |
| 5 | 249 | 44 (1) | May 28 (2) | PIT | CHC | W,5-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .417 | .556 | .972 | 6 | .80 | 0.085 | 0.89 | CF | |
| 6 | 250 | 47 (2) | May 31 | PIT | STL | L,3-8 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .417 | .556 | .972 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | PH | |||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 7 | 251 | 48 | Jun 1 | PIT | STL | L,1-8 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .385 | .500 | .885 | 9 | 1.39 | -0.059 | -0.93 | PH | |
| 8 | 252 | 50 (1) | Jun 3 | PIT | STL | L,2-4 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .385 | .500 | .885 | 9 | 0.000 | 0.00 | PH | |||
| 9 | 253 | 51 | Jun 4 | PIT | @ | CHC | W,2-1 | 8-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .357 | .455 | .812 | 9 | 1.00 | -0.026 | -0.11 | PH |
| 10 | 254 | 53 (1) | Jun 6 | PIT | @ | CHC | L,1-4 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .357 | .455 | .812 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | PH | ||
| 11 | 255 | 54 | Jun 7 | PIT | @ | TEX | L,5-6 | 6-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .400 | .455 | .855 | 6 | 1.74 | 0.014 | 0.13 | PH |
| 12 | 256 | 56 (1) | Jun 10 (2) | PIT | @ | TEX | L,4-10 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .368 | .400 | .768 | 5 | .43 | -0.039 | -0.40 | LF RF |
| 13 | 257 | 57 | Jun 11 | PIT | @ | OAK | L,1-6 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .348 | .333 | .681 | 8 | .89 | -0.021 | -0.47 | LF |
| 14 | 258 | 58 | Jun 12 | PIT | @ | OAK | L,11-12 | CG | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .393 | .636 | 1.029 | 6 | 1.95 | 0.686 | 4.00 | RF |
| 15 | 259 | 59 | Jun 13 | PIT | @ | OAK | L,3-13 | GS-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .387 | .600 | .987 | 5 | .46 | -0.007 | -0.23 | RF |
| 16 | 260 | 60 | Jun 15 | PIT | ANA | L,2-4 | GS-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .364 | .556 | .919 | 5 | .69 | -0.035 | -0.41 | CF | |
| 17 | 261 | 63 (2) | Jun 18 | PIT | SEA | L,4-5 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .324 | .484 | .808 | 6 | 1.35 | -0.139 | -0.75 | CF | |
| 18 | 262 | 64 | Jun 19 | PIT | SEA | L,1-5 | 8-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .342 | .500 | .842 | 9 | .32 | 0.014 | 0.13 | RF | |
| 19 | 263 | 65 | Jun 20 | PIT | SEA | L,4-5 | 8-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .359 | .515 | .874 | 5 | 2.41 | 0.095 | 0.58 | PH | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 264 | 78 | Jul 3 | KCR | @ | SDP | L,4-5 | CG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .528 | .885 | 7 | .62 | 0.026 | 0.45 | CF |
| 21 | 265 | 79 | Jul 4 | KCR | @ | SDP | L,1-7 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .326 | .475 | .801 | 4 | .65 | -0.065 | -0.81 | CF |
| 22 | 266 | 80 | Jul 5 | KCR | @ | MIN | L,0-9 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .306 | .442 | .748 | 7 | .24 | -0.019 | -0.63 | RF |
| 23 | 267 | 81 | Jul 6 | KCR | @ | MIN | L,0-4 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .308 | .435 | .742 | 5 | .72 | 0.004 | 0.03 | CF |
| 24 | 268 | 82 | Jul 7 | KCR | @ | MIN | L,0-12 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .304 | .420 | .724 | 5 | .35 | 0.013 | -0.44 | CF |
| 25 | 269 | 83 | Jul 9 | KCR | @ | BAL | W,7-0 | CG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .300 | .396 | .696 | 5 | .90 | -0.023 | -0.27 | CF |
| 26 | 270 | 84 | Jul 10 | KCR | @ | BAL | L,2-7 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .302 | .393 | .694 | 5 | .99 | -0.033 | -0.80 | RF |
| 27 | 271 | 85 | Jul 11 | KCR | @ | BAL | W,11-7 | 7-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .297 | .386 | .683 | 4 | .01 | 0.000 | -0.25 | PR RF |
| 28 | 272 | 87 (1) | Jul 16 | KCR | MIN | W,12-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .324 | .426 | .750 | 7 | .23 | 0.051 | 1.63 | RF | |
| 29 | 273 | 92 (4) | Jul 21 | KCR | @ | DET | L,2-4 | GS-9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .319 | .415 | .735 | 5 | 1.83 | -0.063 | -0.12 | RF |
| 30 | 274 | 93 | Jul 22 | KCR | @ | DET | W,13-7 | 8-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .315 | .409 | .724 | 4 | .04 | -0.001 | -0.79 | RF |
| 31 | 275 | 94 | Jul 23 | KCR | @ | CLE | L,2-3 | CG(11) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .321 | .408 | .729 | 8 | 1.50 | -0.115 | -0.19 | LF |
| 32 | 276 | 95 | Jul 24 (1) | KCR | @ | CLE | L,2-10 | 6-GF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .325 | .411 | .736 | 4 | .02 | 0.000 | -0.19 | RF |
| 33 | 277 | 96 | Jul 24 (2) | KCR | @ | CLE | L,3-4 | CG | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .333 | .421 | .754 | 8 | .89 | 0.074 | 0.63 | LF |
| 34 | 278 | 98 (1) | Jul 27 | KCR | @ | TBD | L,2-6 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .330 | .413 | .742 | 7 | .67 | -0.025 | -0.28 | LF |
| 35 | 279 | 99 | Jul 28 | KCR | @ | TBD | L,1-10 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .326 | .429 | .755 | 6 | .29 | 0.056 | -0.14 | RF |
| 36 | 280 | 100 | Jul 29 | KCR | @ | TBD | L,0-2 | 5-GF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .319 | .419 | .738 | 6 | 1.32 | -0.072 | -0.50 | RF |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 37 | 281 | 103 (2) | Aug 1 | KCR | CLE | W,8-7 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .316 | .411 | .727 | 6 | .76 | -0.067 | -0.90 | LF | |
| 38 | 282 | 104 | Aug 3 | KCR | CHW | L,4-12 | 9-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .313 | .407 | .720 | 6 | .02 | -0.001 | -0.26 | RF | |
| 39 | 283 | 105 | Aug 4 | KCR | CHW | W,11-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .311 | .421 | .732 | 6 | .41 | 0.144 | 0.67 | LF RF | |
| 40 | 284 | 107 (1) | Aug 6 | KCR | ANA | L,0-3 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .308 | .424 | .733 | 5 | 1.10 | -0.027 | -0.28 | RF | |
| 41 | 285 | 109 (1) | Aug 8 | KCR | ANA | L,4-6 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .297 | .408 | .705 | 6 | .78 | -0.082 | -0.75 | LF | |
| 42 | 286 | 110 | Aug 9 | KCR | ANA | L,3-5 | 8-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .295 | .404 | .698 | 6 | 1.34 | -0.035 | -0.18 | LF | |
| 43 | 287 | 111 | Aug 10 | KCR | @ | CHW | L,3-9 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .302 | .421 | .722 | 6 | .88 | 0.087 | 1.01 | LF |
| 44 | 288 | 112 | Aug 11 | KCR | @ | CHW | W,4-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .292 | .405 | .697 | 4 | .60 | -0.065 | -1.18 | LF |
| 45 | 289 | 113 | Aug 12 | KCR | @ | CHW | L,2-3 | 9-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .289 | .402 | .691 | 8 | 2.90 | -0.086 | -0.26 | PH |
| 46 | 290 | 114 | Aug 13 | KCR | @ | OAK | W,10-3 | CG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .288 | .391 | .679 | 6 | .54 | -0.048 | 0.11 | LF |
| 47 | 291 | 115 | Aug 14 | KCR | @ | OAK | L,1-6 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .279 | .378 | .657 | 7 | 1.28 | -0.186 | -1.60 | RF |
| 48 | 292 | 117 (1) | Aug 17 | KCR | SEA | L,3-16 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .278 | .369 | .647 | 6 | .31 | 0.033 | 0.26 | LF | |
| 49 | 293 | 118 | Aug 18 | KCR | SEA | W,3-2 | 8-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .278 | .369 | .647 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.00 | RF | |||
| 50 | 294 | 119 | Aug 20 | KCR | TEX | L,3-5 | GS-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .272 | .360 | .632 | 7 | .83 | -0.066 | -0.65 | RF | |
| 51 | 295 | 120 | Aug 21 | KCR | TEX | L,3-5 | 8-9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .270 | .357 | .627 | 9 | 4.13 | -0.099 | -0.51 | PH | |
| TOT | 137 | 126 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .206 | .270 | .357 | .627 | ||||||||||||||
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