6 DAYS AGO • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
LUIS MATOS #29 - CENTER FIELDER - SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
1 HR •
1 RBI •
.294 AVG
1 HR
1 RBI
.294 AVG
Giants edge Mariners for seventh straight win Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores drove in Luis Matos from second base with a two-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday aft...
Giants walk off Mariners for seventh straight win Pinch hitter Wilmer Flores drove in Luis Matos from second base with a two-out, walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday aft...
6 DAYS AGO • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Wilmer Flores hits a walk-off single and Giants sweep Mariners with 5-4 win to continue hot start
Wilmer Flores hit an RBI single in the ninth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 to sweep the three-game series6 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Adames hits 2-run single with two outs in the 11th inning, Giants win home opener over Mariners 10-9
Willy Adames hit a winning two-run single with two outs in the 11th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants over the Seattle Mariners 10-9 Friday in their home opener to extend th...APRIL 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cracks first homer of 2025 Matos went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Astros.
Impact Matos drew the start in center field due to Jung Hoo Lee getting the night off against southpaw Framber Valdez. Matos cracked a 395-foot solo shot to left field in the second frame, which landed just above the yellow line and was initially ruled a double. The 23-year-old outfielder is expected to continue facing lefties, and in three outings this season, he's slashing .400/.455/.800 across 11 plate appearances.
APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE
Flores homers again and Matos and Wade also go deep to help Giants cap sweep of Astros with 6-3 win
Wilmer Flores homered again and Luis Matos and LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros to complete a three-game sweepAPRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Remains on track for platoon role Matos is expected to make the Opening Day roster and form a platoon with Mike Yastrzemski in right field, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Impact Matos has been impressive during Cactus League play, hitting .358 with two home runs, 11 RBI and two steals across 53 at-bats. The 23-year-old recorded a .213/.237/.347 slash line over 45 regular-season games in the 2024 campaign, and he struggled to stay settled at the plate, finishing with a 40.1 percent chase rate. However, Matos could be in line for an increased role in 2025 after bouncing between the big leagues and Triple-A Sacramento last season. "He is getting better pitches to hit, and that's always going to be, for him, the most important thing," manager Bob Melvin said. "Not chasing too much. Last year, when he was getting good pitches to hit, he went crazy, and then all of a sudden he was a little bit too aggressive. Even though he hasn't walked [a lot], we've seen him take some first pitches. We've seen him get a little bit deeper in counts. I think that is a progression for him."
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
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MARCH 15 • SACBEE.COM
Could win platoon role Matos is the front-runner for the fourth outfielder role and is likely to platoon with Mike Yastrzemski, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Matos is hitting .308 (8-for-26) with a home run in ten games this spring. Matos would be in the weak side of the platoon and face lefties. He hit 14 home runs with a .779 OPS at Triple-A last season, but struggled with a .584 OPS in 45 games in the majors. At age 23, he may finally finding his footing against big league pitching this spring.
MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE
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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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 1-0MAY 29, 2024 • 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, 2024
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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • 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, 2024 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
