José Macías

Infobox MLB player


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name =José Macías
team =Free Agent
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position =Utility player
birthdate =January 25, 1974
birthplace =Panama City, Panama
bats =Switch
throws =Right
debutdate =May 12
debutyear =1999
debutteam =Detroit Tigers
statyear =2007
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value =.256
stat2label =Home runs
stat2value =26
stat3label =Runs batted in
stat3value =173
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*Detroit Tigers (by|1999-by|2002)
*Montreal Expos (by|2002-by|2003)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2004-by|2005)

José Prado Macías Salazar (born January 25, 1972 in Panama City, Panama) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a free agent. Macias has played for the Detroit Tigers (by|1999-by|2002), Montreal Expos (2002-by|2003), and Chicago Cubs (by|2004-by|2005). Macias is known as being a utility player, as he has played third base, shortstop, second base, and all three outfield positions in his career. He is also the emergency catcher if needed, but has not played in a major league game at catcher at any point in his career. He has pitched in his home country of Panama, and has expressed a desire to play all nine positions in a game if at any point his team can afford it (i.e., because they have clinched a division or Wild Card or have been eliminated). Macias was released by the Cubs during the offseason in 2005. He then signed with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan, where he played in by|2006. In by|2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. He played the entire 2007 season with their Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds. On January 5, by|2008, he signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but was released during spring training. He then signed with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Triple-A Mexican League for by|2008.

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