Marco Luciano
Marco José Luciano is a Dominican professional baseball utility player for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in 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. He underwent hernia surgery the following month.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, 38 RBIs, and 27 walks. He ended the season as the youngest position player in the Northwest League. He was named an ACL post-season All Star, a Baseball America Rookie All Star, and an MiLB Organization All Star.
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 . In June, Luciano was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. In August, Luciano was promoted to the Eugene Emeralds.
In 2021, Luciano hit.258/.344/.471 in 453 plate appearances with 19 home runs and 71 RBI. He was named a CAL post-season All Star, and an MiLB Organization All Star. He was selected to participate in the 2021 Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions, where he was the youngest player in the league.
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. He missed half the season with a lower back injury. He was ranked # 1 in the Giants 2022 MLB Prospect Rankings. On November 15, 2022, the Giants added Luciano to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Luciano was optioned to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels to begin the 2023 season. 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.
Major leagues
After only 6 games in Sacramento, the Giants promoted Luciano to the major leagues for the first time. 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. 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. In 125 appearances for the River Cats, he slashed.214/.335/.413 with 23 home runs, 66 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.