Victor Alexander Mateo Nadera (born July 27, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.

Career

Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Tampa Bay Rays

He was born in the

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city of

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. He was signed by the

Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home venu ...

as a non-drafted free agent on November 15, 2006. Starting his professional career the next year, the 17-year-old went 0–2 with a 6.39 ERA in 38 innings for the DSL Devil Rays his first campaign. The next year, back with the Dominican Summer League club, he went 3–4 with a 4.07 ERA in 48.2 innings. With the

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in 2010, Mateo was 3–4 with a 1.98 ERA in 10 games (nine starts), walking only nine batters in 50 innings. He tied for the team lead in victories and led the squad in

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. In 2010, Mateo was 2–5 with a 4.89 ERA in 15 games (five starts) for the

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. 2011 was Mateo's first 10-win campaign, as he went 12–6 with a 3.98 ERA in 26 games (20 starts) for the

Bowling Green Hot Rods The Bowling Green Hot Rods are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. They are located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and play their home games at Bowling Green Ballpark, which open ...

. During the week of July 11, he earned Pitcher of the Week honors as he tossed a

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against the

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on July 8. He was one of only two players on the team to toss a complete-game shutout, with the other being C.J. Riefenhauser. He pitched for the

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in 2012 and went 6–5 with a 4.31 ERA in 30 games (16 starts). With the

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in 2013, Mateo was 7–9 with a 3.93 ERA in 27 games. He tossed two complete-game shutouts, including another no hitter—this time against the

Jacksonville Suns The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are located in Jacksonville, Florida, and are named for shrimp caught in the area. The team pla ...

on August 24. He was the only pitcher on the team to toss a complete game. He also led the team in innings pitched (153.1) and team starters in

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(1.141). He was the only pitcher in the Southern League to throw two shutouts. During the 2013-2014 winter league season, he pitched briefly for the

Tigres de Aragua The Tigres de Aragua ( en, Aragua Tigers) is a baseball team that plays in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League and represents the state of Aragua. Founded in 1965, the Tigres plays its home games at the Estadio José Pérez Colmenares i ...

of the

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and

Estrellas de Oriente Estrellas Orientales (English: Eastern Stars), also known as Estrellas de Oriente, is a baseball team in the Dominican Winter League. Based in San Pedro de Macorís, the team has historically struggled, winning championships only in 1936, 1954, 196 ...

of the

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. In 2014, he went 12–11 with a 3.90 ERA in 28 starts for the Biscuits, completing two games. He led the team in wins and tied

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for the club lead in starts. He also tied Floro,

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and

Justin Nicolino Justin Brian Nicolino (born November 22, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the R ...

for the Southern League lead in starts. He made the Southern League Mid-Season All-Star team that year.

Atlanta Braves

Following the 2014 campaign, Mateo became a

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and signed with the Atlanta Braves. He began the season with the Double-A

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, but was promoted to the Triple-A

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partway through the season. Mateo elected free agency on November 7, 2016.

International career

In December 2015, he was selected to the roster for the

Dominican Republic national baseball team The Dominican Republic national baseball team (Spanish: ''Selección de béisbol de República Dominicana'') is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic. The team has won the Baseball World Cup in 1948 and World Baseball Classic in 201 ...

at the

2015 WBSC Premier12 The 2015 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship sponsored by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the inaugural event of the WBSC Premier12. It was held from November 8 to 21 in Taiwan and Japan. The South Korean ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mateo, Victor 1989 births Living people Baseball pitchers Bowling Green Hot Rods players Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico Charlotte Stone Crabs players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic national baseball team players Dominican Summer League Devil Rays players Dominican Summer League Rays players Estrellas Orientales players Gulf Coast Rays players Gwinnett Braves players Leones del Escogido players Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente pitchers Mississippi Braves players Montgomery Biscuits players Princeton Rays players Baseball players from Santo Domingo Tigres de Aragua players York Revolution players 2015 WBSC Premier12 players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Venezuela