Marco Luciano

Marco Luciano
Luciano with Leones del Escogido in 2023
New York Yankees – No. 60
Utility player
Born: (2001-09-10) September 10, 2001
San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 2023, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.217
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Marco José Luciano (born September 10, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball utility player in the New York Yankees organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. He signed with the Giants as an international free agent in 2018, and made his MLB debut in 2023.

Early life

Marco José Luciano was born on September 10, 2001, in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Minor leagues

Luciano was ranked as one of the top international prospects in his class. He signed with the San Francisco Giants in July 2018 as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic for a signing bonus of $2.6 million when he was 16 years old.[1][2][3][4] He underwent hernia surgery the following month.[1]

He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Giants in 2019. Luciano led the league with 46 runs and batted .322/.438/.616 in 178 at bats, with 10 home runs (third in the league), 38 RBIs (4th), and 27 walks (7th).[5][6][7] He ended the season as the youngest position player (age 17) in the Northwest League.[8] He was named an ACL post-season All Star, a Baseball America Rookie All Star, and an MiLB Organization All Star.[1]

Luciano did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Luciano started 2021 with the San Jose Giants (Low-A).[9][10] In June, Luciano was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[11] In August, Luciano was promoted to the Eugene Emeralds (High-A).[12][13]

In 2021, Luciano hit .258/.344/.471 in 453 plate appearances with 19 home runs and 71 RBI.[14] He was named a CAL post-season All Star, and an MiLB Organization All Star.[1] He was selected to participate in the 2021 Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions, where he was the youngest player in the league.[15][16]

In 2022 he played for Giants Black and Eugene. Luciano hit .269/.350/.467 in 227 at-bats, with 11 home runs and 36 RBI.[17] He missed half the season with a lower back injury.[18][19] He was ranked # 1 in the Giants 2022 MLB Prospect Rankings.[20] On November 15, 2022, the Giants added Luciano to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[21]

Luciano was optioned to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels to begin the 2023 season.[22] In 56 games, he batted .228/.339/.451 with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. On July 18, 2023, Luciano was promoted to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats.[23]

Major leagues

After only six games in Sacramento, the Giants promoted Luciano to the major leagues for the first time.[24] In 14 games during his rookie campaign, Luciano hit .231/.333/.308 with one stolen base.

Luciano was optioned to Triple–A Sacramento to begin the 2024 season after Nick Ahmed won the starting shortstop job out of spring training.[25] In 27 appearances for the Giants, he slashed .211/.259/.303 with three RBI.

Luciano was again optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2025 season.[26] In 125 appearances for the River Cats, he slashed .214/.335/.413 with 23 home runs, 66 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.

New York Yankees

On December 5, 2025, Luciano was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[27] He was designated for assignment by them on December 19.[28] On January 7, 2026, Luciano was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.[29] He was designated for assignment following the acquisition of José Suárez on January 15[30] and claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees on January 22.[31] Luciano was designated for assignment by the Yankees on January 27.[32] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on February 3.[33]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Marco Luciano Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  2. ^ Haft, Chris (July 2, 2018). "Giants to sign outfielder Marco Luciano". MLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Power-hitting teenager Marco Luciano gives San Francisco Giants a reason to dream". June 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "For Giants, Luciano was love at first sight". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "2019 Arizona League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Comparing Giants prospect Luciano to seven-time All-Star". NBCS Bay Area. July 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Giants star 17-year-old prospect Luciano praised by Zaidi". NBCS Bay Area. June 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Giants Top Prospects". MLB.com.
  9. ^ "Future face of the franchise? Marco Luciano pursues his Giants destiny". July 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Luciano 'far better' than SJ Giants manager has ever coached". July 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Shea, John (July 11, 2021). "Future Giants Marco Luciano, Heliot Ramos on display in MLB's talent showcase". San Francisco Chronicle.
  12. ^ Crowley, Kerry (August 4, 2021). "SF Giants top prospect Marco Luciano earns a promotion". mercurynews.com. The Mercury News. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  13. ^ Hill, Mojo. "Getting a glimpse at Giants top prospect Marco Luciano in his High-A debut". Daily Emerald.
  14. ^ "Marco Luciano Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  16. ^ Klopfer, Brady (October 22, 2021). "AFL weekly round-up". McCovey Chronicles.
  17. ^ "Marco Luciano Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  18. ^ "Zaidi reveals where Luciano, Harrison ideally will begin 2023". RSN. September 24, 2022.
  19. ^ Delucchi, Marc (September 20, 2022). "SF Giants top prospect Marco Luciano promoted to Double-A". Sports Illustrated.
  20. ^ "Giants Top Prospects". MLB.com.
  21. ^ Delucchi, Marc (November 16, 2022). "SF Giants protect Marco Luciano, Luis Matos, and several other prospects from Rule 5 Draft". San Francisco Giants On SI. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  22. ^ "Giants' Marco Luciano: Optioned to minors". CBS Sports. March 11, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  23. ^ Murphy, Bryan (July 18, 2023). "Marco Luciano promoted to Triple-A Sacramento". McCovey Chronicles. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  24. ^ Axisa, Mike (July 26, 2023). "Giants call up top prospect Marco Luciano after short stint in Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  25. ^ Adams, Steve (March 28, 2024). "Giants Option Marco Luciano, Select Nick Ahmed, Release Pablo Sandoval". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  26. ^ Baggarly, Andrew (March 5, 2025). "Giants send down top prospects Bryce Eldridge, Marco Luciano. What's the plan now?". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  27. ^ Stumpf, Alex (December 5, 2025). "Bucs snag former top Giants prospect INF/OF Luciano off waivers". MLB.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  28. ^ "Pirates Designate Marco Luciano, Tsung-Che Cheng For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  29. ^ "Orioles Claim Marco Luciano". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  30. ^ "Orioles Claim José Suarez, DFA Marco Luciano". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  31. ^ McDonald, Darragh (January 22, 2026). "Yankees Claim Marco Luciano". MLB Trade Rumors.
  32. ^ "Yankees Claim Dom Hamel; Designate Marco Luciano, Jayvien Sandridge For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  33. ^ "Yankees Outright Marco Luciano". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
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