The A's removed one player from the second base position battle Tuesday.
Oakland traded prospect Jorge Mateo to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later, the team announced.
The Oakland Athletics have traded IF Jorge Mateo to the San Diego Padres in exchange for a player to be named later. pic.twitter.com/8KFt5ReFHg
— AthleticsPR (@AthleticsPR) July 1, 2020
ESPN's Jeff Passan first reported news of the trade.
Mateo, 25, was expected to compete with Franklin Barreto and Tony Kemp for time at second base this season.