José Macías

José Macías
José Macías
	Macías with the Chicago Cubs in 2004
Guerreros de Oaxaca
	Utility player / Coach
	Born: January 25, 1972 (age 52); Panama City, Panama
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: May 12, 1999, for the Detroit Tigers
	NPB: March 25, 2006, for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Last appearance
	MLB: October 2, 2005, for the Chicago Cubs
	NPB: October 25, 2006, for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	173
NPB statistics
Batting average	.229
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	21
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1999–2002); Montreal Expos (2002–2003); Chicago Cubs (2004–2005); Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (2006);

José Prado Macías Salazar (born January 25, 1972) is a retired utility man who played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs in all of parts of seven seasons spanning 1999–2005. Listed at 5' 10", 173 lb., Macías was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Panama City, Panama. He is currently the bench coach for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.

Career

Macias was a reliable and versatile player, being able to cover several positions competently and adapt while maintaining the highest performance standards for the team. He was used mostly at third base, but also played in the middle infield and all three outfield positions. Eventually, he pitched in his home country of Panama and was ready to serve as an emergency catcher if need, as he expressed a desire to play all nine positions in a game if at any point his team can afford it.

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 2006. After that, he signed a Minor League contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and played the entire 2007 season with their Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds, and then agreed to a minor-league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008, but was released during spring training. As a result, Macías signed a contract to play in the Mexican League with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico for that season and joined the Piratas de Campeche from 2009 to 2010.

In between, Macías played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas and Tiburones de La Guaira clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, and for the Algodoneros de Guasave, Mayos de Navojoa, Tomateros de Culiacán and Yaquis de Obregón of the Mexican Pacific League, retiring in 2011.

Macías currently serves as the bench coach for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican Baseball League.

External links

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