Dixon Machado
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Machado playing for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, advanced-A affiliates of the Tigers, in 2012 | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: February 22, 1992 San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 25, 2015, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Batting average | .218 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 5 | ||
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Dixon Javier Machado Moreno (born February 22, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
The Tigers purchased Machado's contract after the 2012 season, adding him to their 40-man roster.[1] He was designated for assignment on December 4, 2013, to make room on the 40-man roster for Joe Nathan.[2] He was added to the 40-man roster again on November 20, 2014.[3] During the 2014 season, he hit .305 with five home runs and 32 RBI, with a .965 fielding percentage in 90 games with the Double-A Erie SeaWolves. He also appeared in 41 games with the Class-A Advanced Lakeland Flying Tigers, hitting .252 with one home run and eight RBI, with a .972 fielding percentage.
Machado was named the Eastern League Player of the Month for the month of August 2014. He hit .410 (34-for-83) with six doubles, three home runs, 17 runs scored, 15 RBI, five stolen bases, a .515 on-base percentage and a .590 slugging percentage in 25 games during the month. He ranked first among all Eastern League hitters in batting average (.410), on-base percentage (.590) and OPS (1.105), tied for second in hits (34), third in slugging percentage (.590) and walks (18).[4]
Machado was called up from the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens on May 24, 2015.[5] He made his major league debut the next day in a game against the Oakland Athletics. Prior to being called up, Machado was hitting .274 with one home run and 16 RBIs in 40 games with the Mud Hens.[6] On May 27, Machado got his first career major league hit, a single off of Sean Doolittle of the Oakland Athletics in the sixth inning.[7]
On September 1, 2015, Machado was named to the International League post-season All-Star game. Machado is hitting .259 with 47 RBIs, 15 steals and a .640 OPS in 124 games with the Mud Hens. His .976 fielding percentage ranks among the best for International League shortstops.[8]
Machado was named the Venezuelan Winter League Player of Week for the week ending October 26, 2015. While playing for Leones del Caracas, Machado batted 22-for-57 (.386) with seven doubles, three home runs and 11 RBIs.[9]
References
- ↑ Network, Sports (November 20, 2012). "Tigers release Raburn - Wire MLB - The Sacramento Bee". Sacbee.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Adams, Steve (December 4, 2013). "Tigers Designate Dixon Machado For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ↑ Iott, Chris (November 20, 2014). "Detroit Tigers add Dixon Machado, Angel Nesbitt to 40-man roster, protect them from Rule 5 draft". MLive.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Dixon Machado Named EL Player of the Month". MiLB.com. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ McMann, Aaron (May 24, 2015). "Flashy shortstop Dixon Machado to temporarily fill second utility infielder spot for Detroit Tigers". MLive.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ Eymer, Rick (May 25, 2015). "With Iglesias injured, Machado makes debut". MLB.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ↑ Eymer, Rick (May 27, 2015). "Machado gets first Major League hit". MLB.com. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Machado named to 2015 IL All-Star Team". MiLB.com. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ Beck, Jason (October 26, 2015). "Machado named Venezuelan Winter League Player of Week". MLB.com. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Dixon Machado on Twitter
