Tucupita Marcano

Tucupita José Marcano (born September 16, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres.

Tucupita Marcano
Marcano with the Indianapolis Indians in 2021
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 30
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1999-09-16) September 16, 1999
Tucupita, Venezuela
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 1, 2021, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through April 26, 2022)
Batting average.196
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams

Career

San Diego Padres

On July 2, 2016, Marcano signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent.[1] Marcano made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Padres, slashing .206/.337/.353 in 49 games.[2] In 2018, Marcano split the season between the AZL Padres and the Low-A Tri-City Dust Devils, accumulating a .366/.450/.438 slash line with 1 home run and 26 RBI. The following season, Marcano played with the Single-A Fort Wayne TinCaps, hitting .270/.323/.337 with 2 home runs and 45 RBI in 111 games with the team.[3] Marcano did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[5]

On April 1, 2021, Marcano made his MLB debut as a pinch hitter for Keone Kela, and drew a walk against Stefan Crichton of the Arizona Diamondbacks.[6] On April 6, Marcano collected his first major league hit, a single off of San Francisco Giants reliever Wandy Peralta.[7] After going 2-for-12 with an RBI in 10 games for the Padres, Marcano was optioned off the roster[8] and assigned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the minor league season.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On July 26, 2021, Marcano was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Jack Suwinski and Michell Miliano in exchange for Adam Frazier.[9]

References
  1. Sanders, Jeff. "For Padres' Tucupita Marcano, the origin as important as the destination". sun-sentinel.com.
  2. "Tucupita Marcano Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America.
  3. "Tucupita Marcano Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  5. "Padres designate Perdomo for assignment, add three prospects to 40-man roster". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 20, 2020.
  6. "D-backs 7, Padres 8 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday". MLB.com.
  7. "Tucupita Marcano's first hit | 04/06/2021". MLB.com.
  8. "Padres' Tucupita Marcano: Optioned to alternate camp". CBSSports.com.
  9. "All-Star 2B/OF Frazier traded to San Diego". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
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