MESA, Ariz. — A’s top infield propsect Jorge Mateo was one of the players manager Bob Melvin was excited about seeing in action for this spring. Turns out he’s going to have to wait a little longer.
Melvin revealed Tuesday morning that Mateo had sustained a slightly sprained ligament in his left knee a few months ago while playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic. The A’s were waiting to see how the knee would respond at the start of spring training. Mateo will still participate in the daily team workouts, but with their first game set for Friday, it was determined Mateo will not be available to play early on.