Matt Macri

Matthew Michael Macri was born on May 29, 1982 in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Colorado Rockies selected him in round five of the 2004 MLB Draft. He was traded to the Minnesota Twins for veteran pitcher Ramón Ortiz in 2007.

Macri had a fantastic Major League debut on May 24, 2008. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, a run scored, and an RBI single against Detroit Tigers starter Nate Robinson. Unfortunately, this was about all Minnesota had going for them that day. They lost 19-3. His first career extra base hit came against New York Yankees southpaw Andy Pettitte on June 2nd. Macri hit his first big league home run against Aaron Laffy of the Cleveland Indians on June 12th.

He wound up slashing .324/.361/.441 over 18 games for the Twins that season. Macri did most of his damage against left handed pitching, and was only 2-for-10 (.200) against righties.

Minnesota sent Macri to Triple-A when camp broke in 2009. He struggled with the Rochester Red Wings, slashing .225/.296/.400 in 114 games. The Twins removed him from the 40-man roster on August 18, 2009. Macri cleared waivers, and remained in the Minnesota system. His minor league struggles continued in 2010, and the Twins released him. His final professional season came on a minor league deal with the Rockies in 2011, never making it back to the bigs after his 18 game surge in 2008.