Dixon Machado

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Machado and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.
Dixon Machado
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Machado playing for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, advanced-A affiliates of the Tigers, in 2012
Detroit Tigers – No. 49
Shortstop
Born: (1992-02-22) February 22, 1992 (age 33)
San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 2015, for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .235
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 5
Teams
Machado, during his tenure with the Toledo Mud Hens, at 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game

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

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