Alejandro José Machado (born April 26, 1982) is a former professional baseball infielder. He is a switch-hitter and throws

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In Machado hit a combined .306 with 30 stolen bases in a career-high 139 games with the

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' Single-A Brevard and Double-A

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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

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s with 45 RBI and 63 walks. The

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selected Machado in the Rule 5 draft from the

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, Machado spent his first season at the Triple-A level with the

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in , 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

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. He also tied for the club-lead with 21 stolen bases and played tremendous defense at second base,

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, and even in the

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. The Red Sox added Machado to their roster on September 1. In ten games he posted a .200

(1-for-5) with one

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and four runs. His first major league run scored occurred during a strange turn of events when outfielder

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injured himself while running on what turned out to be a

. After the game was halted to deal with Kapler's injury, Machado achieved his first major league run as a

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for the ailing Kapler. He was signed by the

to a minor league deal in November 2006. During the 2006 Winter Meetings, Machado was taken by the Minnesota Twins in the Rule 5 draft. After spending most of 2007 on the major league disabled list, a trade was worked out to nullify the Rule 5 draft restrictions, enabling the Twins to assign Machado to the minor leagues for the 2008 season. He attended the Twins' 2009 major league spring training camp but was sent to minor league camp on April 1, 2009.Twins Option Mijares to Triple A After Poor Spring
SI.com, April 1, 2009 Machado was signed to a minor league contract on January 5, 2010, by the

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