Padres Call Up Marcos Mateo
- Updated: June 26, 2015
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According to Dennis Lin of the U-T San Diego Union Tribune the San Diego Padres have called Marcos Mateo up from Triple-A El Paso.
Dale Thayer goes on the DL with shoulder strain. Nick Vincent optioned. Marcos Mateo selected, Quackenbush recalled. Morrow to 60-day DL.
— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) June 24, 2015
Corey Brock of MLB.com also reported the news.
#Padres roster moves; RHPs Marcos Mateo and Kevin Quackenbush join team. Dale Thayer to DL (right shoulder strain), Nick Vincent optioned.
— Corey Brock (@FollowThePadres) June 24, 2015
Mateo has not been in the Majors since 2011 but never lost hope.
Nice story, Marcos Mateo. He’s 31. Last MLB game was 7/4/11, then went on DL. Didn’t have a job this winter. “I never gave up on myself.”
— Corey Brock (@FollowThePadres) June 25, 2015
Below is his career statistics in the majors.
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 26 | CHC | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.82 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 74 | 5.66 | 1.338 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 2.89 |
2011 | 27 | CHC | NL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.30 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 92 | 3.29 | 1.478 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 2.50 |
2 Yrs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.04 | 44 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 82 | 4.44 | 1.410 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 2.68 |
Generated 6/24/2015.