Braves sign shortstop in wake of Ha-Seong Kim injury
The Braves responded to the Ha-Seong Kim injury news on Monday by inking Jorge Mateo to a one-year contract for the 2026 season. Jorge Mateo is 30 years old and has six years of MLB experience under his belt, most of which came with the Baltimore Orioles. He’s coming off a down year, recording -0.6 […] The post Braves sign shortstop in wake of Ha-Seong Kim injury appeared first on SportsTalkATL.com.
The Braves responded to the Ha-Seong Kim injury news on Monday by inking Jorge Mateo to a one-year contract for the 2026 season.
Jorge Mateo is 30 years old and has six years of MLB experience under his belt, most of which came with the Baltimore Orioles. He’s coming off a down year, recording -0.6 WAR in 42 games last season while hitting .177 with a .483 OPS. However, he has been a useful reserve utility piece for most of his career, with his best season coming in 2022, when he swiped 35 bases and posted 3.7 WAR over 150 games.
Speed and defense are Mateo’s calling cards. He’s not going to provide much offensively, boasting a career .221 batting average with a .629 OPS, but he can play multiple positions and deliver a critical stolen base late in games. That will likely be his role with the Atlanta Braves until Ha-Seong Kim returns from injury, which should be sometime around May or June.
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