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Drew Maggi
Maggi with Columbus Clippers in 2018
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 39
Infielder
Born: (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989 (age 35)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Andrew Jerome Maggi (born May 16, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). Maggi is an example of a "phantom ballplayer", having previously spent time on the Minnesota Twins' active roster, but is yet to appear in a major-league game. He is of Italian descent.

Career

Amateur career

Maggi attended Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the 47th round of the 2008 MLB draft, but he did not sign.[2] Maggi enrolled at Arizona State University and played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Maggi in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB Draft, and he signed for a $465,000 bonus.

Maggi was named to the 2010 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team where he hit the game-tying home run in the gold-medal game and was named tournament defensive MVP of the championship against Cuba.[3]

Maggi played in the Pirates organization from 2010 through 2014. He was a three-time mid-season all star, including with the Eastern League in 2014.

Los Angeles Angels

Maggi signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as a minor-league free agent in 2015. Maggi was named a Texas League mid-season all star in the 2015 season for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, where he had a .242 batting average in 125 games.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Maggi signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor-league free agent for the 2016 season. He split the season between the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, and hit .289 in 110 combined games. Maggi was also a midseason All-Star in the Texas League in 2016. In 2017 with Oklahoma City, he hit .271 in 84 games.[4]

Cleveland Indians

On November 22, 2017, Maggi was signed by the Cleveland Indians to a minor-league contract with an invitation to the club's 2018 spring training camp.[5] On April 4, 2018, Maggi was suspended 50 games after testing positive for amphetamine.[6] He elected free agency on November 3, 2018.

Minnesota Twins

On January 16, 2019, Maggi signed a minor-league contract with the Minnesota Twins that included an invitation to spring training. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[7] Maggi was selected as an MILB.com Organizational All Star in 2019, and became a free agent after the season. On December 20, 2019, Maggi re-signed with the Twins. Due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maggi spent the 2020 season at the alternate training camp for the Twins and became a free agent at the end of the season. On February 8, 2021, Maggi re-signed with the Twins on a minor-league contract.

On September 18, 2021, after playing in 86 games for the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, hitting .261 with 16 home runs and 48 runs batted in (RBIs), the Twins selected Maggi to their major-league roster.[8] He was optioned back to the Saints on September 20 without appearing in a major-league game,[9] thus making him a "phantom ballplayer". On October 8, Maggi was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[10] He again became a free agent following the season.

Philadelphia Phillies

On March 8, 2022, Maggi signed a minor-league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.[11] In 66 games with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he batted .209 with 14 RBIs and 14 stolen bases.[12]

Pittsburgh Pirates (second stint)

On August 3, 2022, the Phillies traded Maggi to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.[13] He finished the year with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, playing in 28 games and compiling a .219/.276/.323 slash line with no home runs, eight RBI, and eight stolen bases.[12] He elected free agency following the season on November 10.

On January 5, 2023, Maggi re-signed with the Pirates organization on a minor league deal. [14] He was assigned to the Double-A Altoona Curve to begin the year, playing in eight games and going 6-for-31 with three RBIs and one stolen base. On April 23, Maggi had his contract selected to the major-league active roster.[15][16]

International baseball

Maggi played in the Dominican Winter League and Mexican Pacific Winter League during the 2016–17 offseason.[12]

Maggi bats for Italy during the 2020 Olympic qualification

Maggi was chosen to represent the Italian national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic and the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He played for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament in Italy in September 2019, and was suspended for 12 games for his part in a brawl in that tournament on September 21.[17]

References

  1. ^ Krivanec, Meg (March 21, 2014). "Maggi family's legacy at Brophy continues". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Heller, Mark (June 6, 2008). "Several E.V. players taken in MLB draft's 2nd day". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mahtook earns spot on USA Baseball Collegiate Team". WAFB. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "2017 Oklahoma City Dodgers Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "Indians extend three non-roster invitations to Major League Spring Training camp". Indians.com. November 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Indians' Maggi, three others get suspensions". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  7. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Twins place Rob Refsnyder on 10-day injured list". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. ^ "Twins make roster moves". Twins Press Releases | MLB.com. September 20, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Veteran RHP Kyle Barraclough among six players outrighted by Twins". 8 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Phillies Sign Justin Williams, Four Others To Minor League Deals". MLBTradeRumors.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Drew Maggi Minor & Winter League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions".
  14. ^ "Transactions". MiLB.com.
  15. ^ delos Santos, Justice (April 23, 2023). "Bucs add 13-year Minor League veteran to big league roster". MLB.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  16. ^ Gorman, Kevin (April 23, 2023). "After 13-year wait in minors, Drew Maggi hopes to make MLB debut with Pirates". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  17. ^ https://www.mister-baseball.com/wbsc-suspends-9-italyspain-brawl-qualifier/-9-italyspain-brawl-qualifier/ [dead link]
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