Matt Macri
Matthew Michael Macri (born May 29, 1982) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Minnesota Twins in 2008. Amateur career A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Macri graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 2001 and went to the University of Notre Dame. In his freshman year, he appeared in just 17 games before undergoing a season-ending Tommy John surgery. In 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In , Macri was named Second Team All-America by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Magazine, and USA Today. Professional career The Colorado Rockies drafted Macri in the fifth round (140th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He joined the Rockies' Single-A affiliate Tri-City Dust Devils later that year, batting .333 with seven home runs and 43 RBI in 52 games. He finished second in the Northwest League in slugging percentage (.569), third in batting average, and tied for third in triples (four) and on-base percentage (.410). Macri spent a large amount of on two separate trips to the disabled list with a left wrist sprain. When healthy, he appeared in 64 games with the Rockies' High-A