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OUTFIELDER
MATTHEW LUGO

15 RIGHT RIGHT 6-1 190

BORN: MAY 9, 2001 OPENING DAY AGE: 23
BIRTHPLACE: MANATI, PR RESIDES: BARCELONETA, PR
ACQUIRED: FROM BOSTON WITH INF NIKO KAVADAS, RHP RYAN ZEFERJAHN,
AND RHP YEFERSON VARGAS FOR RHP LUIS GARCÍA, JULY 30, 2024
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

LUGO’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
LUGO
2019— GCL Red Sox .257 39 136 19 35 5 1 1 12 2 1 3 15 0 36 3 0 3 .331 .342 5
Lowell .250 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 0
2020— DID NOT PLAY - No Minor League Season
2021— Salem .270 105 418 61 113 21 3 4 50 1 5 7 38 0 94 15 4 12 .364 .338 35
2022— Greenville .288 114 466 76 134 25 10 18 78 0 3 7 35 0 100 20 7 8 .500 .344 27
Portland .083 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .083 1
2023— Portland .242 83 289 37 70 23 1 5 37 1 4 5 19 0 89 8 4 4 .381 .297 10
2024— Portland .315 43 146 27 46 10 4 11 35 0 0 2 20 1 36 9 1 1 .664 .405 2
Worcester .250 35 124 21 31 10 0 5 19 0 0 5 12 0 38 7 0 3 .452 .340 1
Salt Lake .400 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.200 .400 0
MINOR TOTALS .271 425 1604 244 434 96 19 45 236 4 13 29 139 1 399 62 16 31 .438 .337 81
2024 SEASON
◆ Began season with Double-A Portland and slashed .315/.405/.664 with 10 doubles, four triples, and 11 home
runs in 43 games.
◆ Promoted to Triple-A Worcester on June 4...Appeared in 35 games and batted .250 (31/124) with 15 extra-base
hits and a .792 OPS.
◆ Acquired by Angels in a package with minor league INF Niko Kavadas, RHP Ryan Zeferjahn, and RHP Yeferson
Vargas for RHP Luis García on July 30.
◆ Finished the year with Triple-A Salt Lake...Played in just one game before being placed on the injured list for the
remainder of the season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Named 2024 Eastern League Player of the Week for week of April 21.
◆ Ranked by Baseball America as the Angels #15 prospect and seventh-ranked position player entering 2025...Ranked
by MLB Pipeline as Angels #12 prospect (#6 position player) in 2024.
◆ Named 2023 Puerto Rican Winter League Rookie of the Year.
◆ In 2022, led the South Atlantic League in hits (134), total bases (233), XBH (tied, 53), and triples (tied, 10).
◆ Named 2022 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...South Atlantic League Player of the Month for August...South
Atlantic League Player of the Week for week of Aug. 21.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 3, 2019...Selected by Red Sox in second round of First-Year Player Draft.
◆ July 30, 2024...Traded by Red Sox with INF Niko Kavadas, RHP Ryan Zeferjahn, and RHP Yeferson Vargas to Angels
for RHP Luis García.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Matthew Jabel Lugo...Instagram: @_matthewlugo.
◆ Nephew of MLB All-Star Carlos Beltran and attended the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Puerto Rico.
◆ Played for Criollos de Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League in 2022-2023.
◆ Signed by Red Sox scout Edgar Perez.

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