The O’s were down 7-6 to the Yankees last Sunday when Jorge Mateo came up to face lefty Andrew Heaney with a runner in scoring position. Down quickly 0-2, Mateo fouled off six pitches before he blooped a 3-2 curveball ball to right center that tied the game up for the Birds. In total, Mateo saw 12 pitches from Heaney; he squared up pretty much everything. It was the game’s most clutch at-bat.
Earlier this month. CC’s Alex Church captured the excitement that the signing of the former top-30 prospect brought to this team.