Jorge Mateo Eastern League POW 062617 to 070217

Jorge Mateo of the Trenton Thunder was selected the Eastern League Player of the Week for the span of June 26, 2017 through July 2, 2017. For the week he hit 12 for 23, .522/.621/.913 with 0 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB and 5 BB in 6 games. This season the shortstop is hitting 17 for 36, .472/.558/.806 with 1 HR, 14 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 9 games at Trenton and 66 for 275, .240/.288/.400 with 4 HR, 11 RBI, 39 R, 28 SB in 69 games at Class A Advanced Tampa. Trenton is the Double A team of the New York Yankees. He originally signed with the Yankees in 2010 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Mateo turned 22 on June 23.