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Meet The Newest Brewer: Luis Matos
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Following the news of Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn sustaining hand fractures that will keep them out for several weeks, the Milwaukee Brewers needed to add right-handed hitting and additional outfield depth.
So, they went and got Luis Matos .
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The Brewers completed a trade with the San Francisco Giants to acquire Matos for cash considerations. Ahead of Milwaukee's game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, Matos met with the media for the first time.
Matos started the scrum by describing the type of player he is.
"I like to hit, but at the same time, the identity I have for a baseball player is aggressive," Matos said. "So, I like to play the game aggressively: To hit, steal bases and really whatever I can do to put my contribution towards the team, and do whatever I can do to help the team."
Matos, 24, began his MLB career at a young age. On July 2, 2018, he signed a minor-league contract with the Giants as a 16-year-old prospect out of Venezuela.
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Matos showed promise, and by 2021, he was slashing .313/.358/.494 with an .852 OPS in 109 games for Low-A San Jose. Despite not having a 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Matos did not miss a step. During the 2021 season, Matos also hit 35 doubles and 15 home runs.
Matos also led all Low-A batters in doubles, RBIs (86), hits (141), total bases 223, and extra-base hits (51) according to his MLB.com profile. Additionally, he ranked second in runs (84) and seventh in batting average (.313) en route to becoming the Cal League MVP as a 19-year-old.
Matos worked his way up the minor-league ranks during the 2022 season and produced well enough that by 2023, he made his MLB debut on June 14 as a 21-year-old.
Matos appeared in 76 games during his rookie season and produced a .250/.319/.342 slash line with a .661 OPS. In 2024, he appeared in 31 fewer games for the Giants but still produced good numbers. In 2025, he appeared in 57 games and hit .221 with eight home runs and 22 RBIs.
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For Matos, there is still a lot to learn, and he embraces that.
"I think that here you learn new things daily," he said. "You're always learning new things, and I like to learn, I like to ask, and there are a lot of things that I've learned from being young until now, and I don't have exactly a lot of experience in the Major Leagues.
"That's something that I couldn't exactly point out that I would have known earlier," he added. "It's just, you know, there's a lot to learn."
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