Willie MacIver

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Willie MacIver
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 (age 28)
Pleasant Hill, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Men's baseball
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William MacIver (born October 28, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.

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Career

MacIver played college baseball at Washington for three seasons. [1] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. [2] [3]

MacIver was selected in the ninth round by the Colorado Rockies in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Boise Hawks of the Class A Short Season Northwest League. MacIver played for the Class A Asheville Tourists in 2019, where he was voted the best catcher in the South Atlantic League after batting .252 with 13 home runs and 60 RBIs in 117 games played. [4] [5] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but was later assigned to the Rockies' Alternate Training Site. [6] MacIver was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A West League to begin the 2021 season. [7] He was promoted to the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats after batting .286 with 10 home runs in 46 games in Spokane. [8] In June 2021, MacIver was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. [9]

He split the 2022 season between Double-A Hartford and the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, slashing a cumulative .226/.309/.398 with 15 home runs, 50 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. On March 29, 2023, it was announced that MacIver would miss 6–8 weeks after receiving an anti-inflammatory injection in his right shoulder. [10]

On November 6, 2024, he elected free agency. [11]

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