Maximo Acosta
Máximo Douglas José Acosta is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Texas Rangers
Acosta signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on July 2, 2019, for a $1.65 million signing bonus. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Acosta made his professional debut in 2021 with the Arizona Complex League Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, hitting.246/.279/.393 with one home run, five RBI, and seven stolen bases. He appeared in just 17 games before being shut down and having surgery to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome on August 25, 2021. He spent the 2022 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A Carolina League, hitting.262/.341/.361 with four home runs, 35 RBI, and 44 stolen bases. Acosta spent the 2023 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League, hitting.260/.312/.390 with 11 home runs, 60 RBI, and 26 stolen bases.
Acosta spent 2024 with the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders, playing in 104 games and slashing.288/.353/.425 with eight home runs, 58 RBI, and 26 stolen bases. Following the season, the Rangers added Acosta to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.