Luis Matos

Luis David Matos (born October 30, 1978 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) is a center fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He previousley played for the Baltimore Orioles between 2000-2006 and briefly for the Washington Nationals in late 2006. He bats and throws right handed. Matos is considered to be injury prone, as he has had only 3 seasons with over 300 at-bats and one with 400 or more. Some in the Orioles organization felt he never reached his potential except for 2003 when he had 13 home runs, 15 stolen bases and had a batting average of .303. Matos is considered to be a good center fielder but has an average arm. After losing his position as starting center fielder with the Orioles to Corey Patterson, Matos was designated for assignment on July 6, 2006. He signed with the Nationals as a free agent on July 14, 2006. On August 11, 2006 he was unconditionally released by the Washington Nationals. On January 23, 2007 he signed with the Pirates.