This article is part of the Know Your Orioles 40-man series, which features an article about each of the 38 players currently on the Orioles roster. There will be one every weekday until we run out of players.
More than a decade ago, the Yankees signed Jorge Mateo as an amateur out of the Dominican Republic for a modest $225,000 bonus. He’s gone on a journey since then, pushing his way into the top 50 prospects in the game and headlining a trade for a former All-Star. His new team never called him up and eventually traded him for a player to be named later.