Willie MacIver
William MacIver is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the Athletics. He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
Amateur career
MacIver attended College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, California, and the University of Washington, where he played college baseball for the Washington Huskies for three seasons. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.Colorado Rockies
MacIver was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the ninth round, with the 276th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Boise Hawks of the Low–A Northwest League. MacIver played for the Single–A Asheville Tourists in 2019, where he was voted the best catcher in the South Atlantic League after batting.252 with 13 home runs and 60 RBI in 117 games played. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later assigned to the Rockies' alternate training site. MacIver was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A West League to begin the 2021 season. He was promoted to the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats after batting.286 with 10 home runs in 46 games in Spokane. In June 2021, MacIver was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.He split the 2022 season between Double-A Hartford and the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, slashing a cumulative.226/.309/.398 with 15 home runs, 50 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. On March 29, 2023, it was announced that MacIver would miss 6–8 weeks after receiving an anti-inflammatory injection in his right shoulder. In 62 total games split between Albuquerque and the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rockies, he slashed.272/.416/.416 with three home runs, 34 RBI, and 16 stolen bases.
MacIver spent the entirety of the 2024 campaign with Triple–A Albuquerque, playing in 89 games and batting.297/.382/.530 with 15 home runs, 56 RBI, and nine stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2024.