LUIS MATOS NEWS

Back in majors Matos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

Impact Matos is not in Sunday's lineup, but he'll replace Mark Canha (thumb sprain) as a righty-hitting bench option. Matos is just 22 years old, but he was below league average at Triple-A (91 wRC+) and the majors (62 wRC+) this season.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A The Giants optioned Matos to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

Impact Matos has gone 2-for-10 with a home run and two runs scored across four games since rejoining the Giants on Sept. 3. Rather than keeping six outfielders on their big-league roster, San Francisco will now send him back to Triple-A in favor of infielder Donovan Walton, who was recalled from Sacramento in a corresponding move.

SEPTEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep Sunday Matos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Padres.

Impact Matos was the latter part of back-to-back home runs against Joe Musgrove in the fifth and picked up his first hit in 10 plate appearances since being called back up Sept. 3. He's struck out multiple times in all three appearances he's made since his return to the majors and won't have a shot at a bigger role unless injuries in front of him arise. For the year, Matos is slashing .211/.235/.340 with five homers, 25 RBI, 13 runs and a 5:24 BB:K in 153 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Rejoins big club The Giants recalled Matos from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.

Impact The 22-year-old was optioned to Sacramento in late July but is back with the Giants for the final month of the season. Matos has played in 40 games across his two previous stints in the majors this season and has a .217/.238/.333 slash line with four homers in 143 plate appearances. The right-handed bat of Matos could work as a short-side platoon partner of Grant McCray in center field.

SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Sacramento The Giants optioned Matos to Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.

Impact Matos will end up as the odd man out of the Giants' outfield room after the team claimed Derek Hill off waivers from Texas on Tuesday. Matos slashed .208/.222/.340 with four RBI in 54 plate appearances since his promotion from Triple-A on June 22, and he would be a likely candidate to return to San Francisco should the team's outfield depth be tested later in the season.

JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Moves into short-side platoon role Matos is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Matos has now taken a seat for four straight matchups with right-handed starting pitchers. He appears to have moved back into a strict short-side platoon role in the Giants outfield following Mike Yastrzemski's return from the injured list Tuesday.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Back in lineup Saturday Matos (undisclosed) is starting in right field and batting fifth in Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Matos was scratched from Friday's lineup due to the return of Mike Yastrzemski (elbow), but the former will miss just one game. Since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on June 22, Matos has gone 10-for-39 with two home runs and four RBI in 13 games. He'll face off against Cleveland southpaw Logan Allen on Saturday.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Back in lineup Saturday Matos is starting in right field and batting fifth in Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Matos was scratched from Friday's lineup due to the return of Mike Yastrzemski (elbow), but the former will return after just one game. Since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on June 22, Matos has gone 10-for-39 with two home runs and four RBI in 13 games. He'll face off against Cleveland southpaw Logan Allen on Saturday.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Scratched from lineup Matos is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians.

Impact Matos was initially listed as the Giants' starting right fielder but will be replaced by Mike Yastrzemski (elbow) in a revised version of the lineup. It's unclear if Matos is dealing with an injury, or if he was just the odd man out with Yastrzemski being cleared to play.

JULY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3

Michael Conforto and David Villar hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Luis Matos hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago...

JUNE 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Luis Matos hits walk-off sacrifice fly, Giants relievers blank Phillies in 1-0, 10-inning win

Luis Matos hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Spencer Howard pitched four scoreless innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0

MAY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts headline Ben Verlander's Team of the Week

Ben Verlander's latest Team of the Week features several superstars — and a 22-year-old rookie making history.

MAY 21

Luis Matos enters exclusive company as Giants rout Rockies for third win in a row SAN FRANCISCO - When Luis Matos debuted as the second-youngest player in the majors last June, “Mato...

MAY 19 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Giants crush Rockies behind 6 RBIs from Luis Matos Matt Chapman and Luis Matos continued their two-man demolition of the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon, combining for seven hits, six...

MAY 18 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Luis Matos hits a 3-run homer and Matt Chapman has 4 hits in Giants' 14-4 win over Rockies

Luis Matos hit a three-run homer and had a career-high six RBIs to continue his hot streak, Matt Chapman went 4 for 4 and scored three runs and the San Francisco Giants used 18 hit...

MAY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Luis Matos knocks in 5 as Giants end Rockies' run Thairo Estrada belted Ryan Feltner’s last pitch for a three-run home run, Luis Matos drove in a career-high five runs and the San Francisco...

MAY 18 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Luis Matos knocks in 5 as Giants end Rockies' run Thairo Estrada belted Ryan Feltner’s last pitch for a three-run home run, Luis Matos drove in a career-high five runs and the San Francisco...

MAY 18 • THESTATE.COM

As injuries pile up, Matos, Ramos to get extended look for SF Giants With Jung Hoo Lee and Michael Conforto on the injured list, Luis Matos and Heliot Ramos will have plenty of opportunities to start.

MAY 17 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Set to see work in center field Matos is expected to see work in center field for the Giants after being called up Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact Matos will be a top option to see a sizeable workload in center field in the absence of Jung Hoo Lee (shoulder) according to manager Bob Melvin. The 22-year-old has produced an underwhelming .218 batting average with three homers, 17 RBI, 13 runs scored and three stolen bases over 31 games in Triple-A this season, but with Michael Conforto (hamstring), Jorge Soler (shoulder) and Austin Slater (concussion) all also banged up, he may see extended run in the outfield.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Returned to minors Matos was Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Maria reports.

Impact Matos went 0-for-4 with one RBI in his season debut Friday, but he'll return to the minors after Mike Yastrzemski was reinstated from the paternity list.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled from Triple-A The Giants recalled Matos from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Impact With Mike Yastrzemski away on paternity leave, Matos will come up from the minors to fill the void in San Francisco's outfield unit. The 22-year-old slashed .250/.319/.342 across 253 plate appearances in the majors last season, and he will likely grab a spot on the bench until Yastrzemski returns.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A The Giants optioned Matos to Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact It had looked like Matos could sneak onto the roster with Austin Slater banged up, but Slater wound up being healthy enough to avoid the injured list. Matos will play every day at Sacramento.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Kurtenbach: Red-hot Luis Matos should be the SF Giants' Opening Day right fielder. It's a ridiculous that he won't be Luis Matos is exactly what the Giants need. But he’ll be sent to Triple-A anyway.

MARCH 15 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Ahmed makes mark in debut; Matos keeps powering up SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Spring Training stats are generally meaningless, but manager Bob Melvin admitted he was bothered by the fact that the G...

MARCH 2 • MLB.COM

Bulked-up Matos in camp with 'new look, more swag' SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It didn’t take long for Marco Luciano to realize there was something different about Luis Matos this spring. “He looks...

FEBRUARY 24 • MLB.COM