Description
Luis David Matos is a former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles between 2000?06 and briefly for the Washington Nationals in late 2006. He most recently played for the Piratas de Campeche in the Mexican League He bats and throws right-handed.
Matos is considered to be injury prone, as he has had only 3 seasons with over 300 at bats and one with 400 or more. Some in the Orioles organization felt he never reached his potential except for 2003 when he had 13 home runs, 15 stolen bases and had a batting average of .303. Matos is considered to be a good center fielder, but has an average arm. After losing his position as starting center fielder with the Orioles to Corey Patterson, Matos was designated for assignment on July 6, 2006. He signed with the Nationals as a free agent on July 14, 2006. On August 11, 2006, he was unconditionally released by the Nationals. On January 23, 2007, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but was released on March 30, 2007. Matos then signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on August 20, 2007.
Born
October 30th, 1978 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico (Age 46)
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