Alejandro José Machado (born April 4, 1982 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an infielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox. He is a switch-hitter and throws right handed. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cerro Avila, Caracas. ... An infielder is a baseball player who plays on the infield, the dirt portion of a baseball diamond between first base and third base. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... In baseball, a switch hitter (or switch-hitter) is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate. ...

In 2004 Machado hit a combined .306 with 30 stolen bases in a career-high 139 games with the Expos' Single-A Brevard County Manatees and Double-A Harrisburg Senators clubs. He posted a .399 on-base percentage between the two stops, and tied for the organization lead with his 30 steals, while ranking fourth in batting. Machado also hit five home runs with 45 RBI and 63 walks. This year in baseball: 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-June February 15: Alex Rodriguez is traded to the New York Yankees. ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball statistics, stolen bases (denoted by SB) is a count of the number of bases successfully stolen by a player. ... The Washington Nationals is a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C.. It relocated to Washington from Montréal, Québec, Canada after the 2004 season. ... Milwaukee Brewers National League AAA Nashville Sounds AA Huntsville Stars A Brevard County Manatees West Virginia Power R Arizona Brewers Helena Brewers The Brevard County Manatees are a minor league baseball team based at the Space Coast Stadium in Brevard County, Florida. ... The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ... In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is used in baseball to track the performance of pitchers and batters. ...

Claimed in Rule V from the Washington Nationals in 2005, Machado spent his first season at the Triple-A level with the Pawtucket Red Sox, being honored with the PawSox Rookie-of-the-Year Award. He was among Pawtucket's most consistent players all season, and finished 10th in the International League with a .300 batting average. He also tied for the club-lead with 21 stolen bases and played tremendous defense at second base, shortstop, and even in the outfield. The Washington Nationals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the National Leagues Eastern Division, and currently play at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. ... This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Calendar July 12: All-Star Game, at Comerica Park, Detroit July 31: Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. October 4: Division Series begin October 11: League Championship Series begin October 22: World Series begins... Categories: Baseball stubs | Minor league baseball teams | Rhode Island sports ... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. ... The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. ...

The Boston Red Sox added Machado to their roster on September 1.

See also

• Players from Venezuela in MLB

Between 1939 and 2005, 176 baseball players from Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. ...

Sources

• Baseball America - player report
• Major League Baseball - player page
• Red Sox minors - news