Marco Luciano - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Fails to make Opening Day roster The Yankees reassigned Luciano to minor-league camp Sunday.

Impact Once a prized prospect in the Giants organization, Luciano's luster has dimmed while he's shown limitations and defensively and has slashed a collective .217/.286/.304 over 126 plate appearances across multiple abbreviated stints in the majors. He was claimed off waivers by two other organizations this winter before landing with the Yankees, who outrighted him off the 40-man roster in February. After he was unable to win a spot on the Yankees' Opening Day squad, Luciano should be ticketed for a full-time role at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.

MARCH 15 • ROTOWIRE

Whirlwind offseason ends for Pirates waiver claim as former top prospect waits in limbo Major League Baseball's waiver wire can be a quiet place in winter. For Marco Luciano, it was anything but. What began as a stunning fall fr...

FEBRUARY 8 • RUMBUNTER.COM

Stays in organization The Yankees outrighted Luciano to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

Impact After bouncing around via waivers for the past two months, Luciano cleared this time and will remain in the Yankees organization. The 24-year-old has managed just a .217/.286/.304 batting line over 41 games in the majors.

FEBRUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees just provided Guardians with golden opportunity to add former top prospect While Marco Luciano hasn't lived up to his billing as one of the best prospects in baseball, the Guardians should still consider adding him...

JANUARY 28 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Yanks add former Mets prospect to pitching mix with waiver claim The Yankees on Tuesday claimed right-hander Dom Hamel off waivers from the Rangers and designated left-hander Jayvien Sandridge and infielde...

JANUARY 27 • MLB.COM

Headed back to waivers again The Yankees designated Luciano for assignment Tuesday.

Impact Luciano has already spent time in four different organizations this offseason and could make it a fifth if he gets scooped up via waivers again. He's hit .217/.286/.304 over 41 games in the majors and .227/.351/.401 at the Triple-A level and does not have minor-league options remaining. Luciano is also a former top prospect and is still just 24, so it's possible another club takes a shot on him.

JANUARY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Yanks claim former top prospect Luciano off waivers The Yankees claimed infielder/outfielder Marco Luciano off waivers from the Orioles on Thursday. The Giants had cut ties with their former p...

JANUARY 22 • MLB.COM

Grabbed by Yankees The Yankees claimed Luciano off waivers from the Orioles on Thursday.

Impact It's Luciano's fourth organization this offseason, as he continues to bounce around via waivers. The former top prospect has slashed just .217/.286/.304 over 41 games in the majors and .227/.351/.401 at the Triple-A level, but he is still just 24. Luciano does not have any minor-league options left, so he'll need to make the Yankees' Opening Day roster or risk going through waivers again.

JANUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment The Orioles designated Luciano for assignment Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Luciano will enter the waiver process for the second time this winter to create room on Baltimore's 40-man roster for Jose Suarez. Luciano, 24, slashed .214/.335/.413 across 555 plate appearances with the Giants' Triple-A affiliate last season and doesn't have any more minor-league options remaining.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | O's claim former top prospect Marco Luciano off waivers from Pirates Deadspin | O's claim former top prospect Marco Luciano off waivers from Pirates

JANUARY 8 • DEADSPIN.COM

Orioles continue trend of adding flawed young sluggers with latest waiver claim The Baltimore Orioles just keep adding power bats with Marco Luciano as a waiver claim from the Pirates being the latest example.

JANUARY 7 • BIRDSWATCHER.COM

Claimed by Orioles off waivers The Orioles claimed Luciano off waivers from the Pirates on Wednesday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

Impact Luciano has managed just a .217/.286/.304 batting line over 41 games in the majors and hasn't been great at the Triple-A level, either, slashing .227/.351/.401. The former top prospect is still just 24, so the Orioles felt he was worth a flyer. Luciano -- who does not have minor-league options remaining -- was moved to left field at Triple-A Sacramento in the Giants organization in 2025 after previously playing shortstop.

JANUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Bucs The Pirates designated Luciano for assignment Friday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Just two weeks after being claimed from San Francisco, Luciano will once again enter the waiver process following Pittsburgh's acquisitions of Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery on Friday. The 24-year-old Luciano -- once considered a top prospect in baseball -- could still be an attractive waiver target for other clubs despite his career .590 OPS in the big leagues.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Luciano's time with Giants comes to an end The Giants cut ties with Marco Luciano on Friday, announcing that their former top prospect had been claimed off waivers by the Pirates. It’...

DECEMBER 5, 2025 • MLB.COM

Bucs snag former top Giants prospect INF/OF Luciano off waivers The Pirates claimed utilityman and former top Giants prospect Marco Luciano off waivers Friday, giving them another option either up the mid...

DECEMBER 5, 2025 • MLB.COM

Claimed off waivers by Pirates The Pirates claimed Luciano off waivers from the Giants on Friday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Impact Luciano was one of the best prospects in baseball a few years ago, but he has not progressed as hoped, slashing just .217/.286/.304 over 41 games in the majors and .227/.351/.401 at the Triple-A level. He's still just 24, though, so the Pirates felt he was worth a roll of the dice. Luciano does not have minor-league options remaining.

DECEMBER 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Teenage shortstops lead crop of young hitters in Giants' camp SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the past two years, the Giants' farm system has produced three starting position players in All-Star Heliot Ramos, G...

MARCH 20, 2025 • MLB.COM

Eldridge, Luciano among those sent down to get more spring reps SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants announced their first wave of roster cuts on Wednesday morning, with first baseman Bryce Eldridge and outfie...

MARCH 5, 2025 • MLB.COM

Giants' spring training cuts: Bryce Eldridge, Marco Luciano sent to minors camp Two of the San Francisco Giants’ biggest question marks this spring received an answer, as Bryce Eldridge and Marco Luciano were sent to min...

MARCH 5, 2025 • SFCHRONICLE.COM

Fails to make Opening Day roster The Giants optioned Luciano to Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact Luciano is transitioning from infielder to outfielder this spring and has gone just 2-for-19 at the plate, so it's not terribly surprising that he's headed to minor-league camp. The 23-year-old could still have a role with the Giants in 2025, but he will try to get more comfortable in the outfield at Sacramento and also attempt to rediscover the power that was lacking for him last season.

MARCH 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Impresses manager Luciano went 1-for-3 with a home run and a strikeout Monday against the Angels.

Impact "He's got power and he looks like there's more presence in the batter's box right now," said manager Bob Melvin of Luciano after the game. "More confidence, even in his batting practice, he's pulling the ball more and driving the ball." It was an impressive homer by Luciano, as he had the platoon advantage and hit it off the batter's eye in dead center. Luciano is in camp as an outfielder for the first time as the Giants look to take defensive pressure off him in hopes of getting more offensive production out of him in his age-23 season.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Luciano ready for outfield challenge: 'I just have to be me' SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Marco Luciano admits that he never really felt like himself last year. Long viewed as one of the Giants’ top prospects,...

FEBRUARY 15, 2025 • MLB.COM

Giants' Marco Luciano on move to the outfield: 'I have to accept it' After Marco Luciano fumbled away a chance to be the San Francisco Giants’ shortstop, the hope is a move to the outfield will help him unlock...

FEBRUARY 14, 2025 • SFCHRONICLE.COM

SF Giants' Luciano hoping to 'find myself' following tumultuous year SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Marco Luciano, by his own admission, was “totally lost” in the batter’s box last...

FEBRUARY 14, 2025 • SACBEE.COM

Moving to outfield Giants manager Bob Melvin said Friday that Luciano will be used as a corner outfielder this spring, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact It's not clear whether Luciano has been permanently moved from the infield, but the Giants have been mulling a shift to the outfield for him for a while and it's now coming to fruition. Luciano admitted to being "totally lost" at the plate last season, when he had just a .562 OPS and 34.6 percent strikeout rate in 27 games with the big club. The hope is that a move to a less taxing defensive position will help unlock his offensive potential. Luciano is likely to begin the 2025 season at Triple-A Sacramento.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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