Willie MacIver
| Willie MacIver | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) MacIver with the Hartford Yard Goats in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Athletics – No. 65 | |||||||||||||||
| Catcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: October 28, 1996 Pleasant Hill, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| May 25, 2025, for the Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through June 1, 2025) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .333 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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William MacIver (/məˈkaɪvər/; born October 28, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]MacIver attended College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, California,[1] and the University of Washington, where he played college baseball for the Washington Huskies for three seasons.[2] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[3][4]
Colorado Rockies
[edit]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.[5][6] 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.[7] MacIver was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A West League to begin the 2021 season.[8] He was promoted to the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats after batting .286 with 10 home runs in 46 games in Spokane.[9] In June 2021, MacIver was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
Athletics
[edit]On December 17, 2024, MacIver signed a minor league contract with the Athletics.[13] He made 35 appearances for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, batting .389/.469/.548 with two home runs, 30 RBI, and two stolen bases. On May 23, 2025, MacIver was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[14] MacIver faced the Philadelphia Phillies in his major league debut on May 25, driving in the winning run and catching Johan Rojas stealing for the final out of the game.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/willie-maciver-trying-to-make-most-of-spring-training-opportunity
- ^ Olson, Eric (June 15, 2018). "For 2 Washington players, childhood CWS talk becomes reality". Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "#17 Willie MacIver". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "2017 Friendly's All-Star Game and Home Run Participants Announced". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Two Tourists honored amid their playoff hunt". Times-News. August 27, 2019.
- ^ Nichols, Dave (May 3, 2021). "Spokane Indians 2021: Meet the team". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Rockies' Willie MacIver: Gets spot in roster pool". CBS Sports. RotoWire. July 27, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Spokane Indians pregame: Hot-hitting Willie MacIver leads Indians against Tri-City". The Spokesman-Review. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Dave (June 29, 2021). "Spokane Indians notebook: Team will try to beat the heat; Rockies promote Willie MacIver". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Rockies feature three prospects in 2021 MLB Futures Game at Coors Field". The Denver Post. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Rockies' Willie MacIver: Facing long-term absence". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2024). "Minor League Free Agents 2024". Baseball America. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-12-17
- ^ Lockard, Melissa (May 23, 2025). "Losers of 9 straight, A's shake up roster with 5 promotions, option JJ Bleday". The Athletic. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Willie MacIver's go-ahead hit, throw in MLB debut seals A's win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 25, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Arizona Complex League Rockies players
- Asheville Tourists players
- Athletics (baseball) players
- Baseball players from California
- Boise Hawks players
- Estrellas Orientales players
- Hartford Yard Goats players
- Las Vegas Aviators players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- People from Pleasant Hill, California
- Salt River Rafters players
- Spokane Indians players
- Walla Walla Sweets players
- Wareham Gatemen players
- Washington Huskies baseball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen