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SF Giants top hitting prospect Marco Luciano activated from injured list

The SF Giants have activated top hitting prospect Marco Luciano from the injured list, setting him up for his season debut today for their Double-A affiliate.

Marc Delucchi

SF Giants top hitting prospect Marco Luciano activated from injured list
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The SF Giants are welcoming back shortstop Marco Luciano (Giants #2 prospect) to the field this week, activating the consensus top-100 prospect from the injured list with the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Double-A). Luciano has been out since suffering a stress fracture in his lower back during the offseason at the Dominican Winter League. He was also in the news after signing with Bad Bunny's new sports agency. He is expected to make his regular-season debut on Wednesday debut against the Altoona Curve.

Luciano has been one of the best prospects in the Giants organization since he signed with the team during the 2018-19 international free-agent period. Luciano made his professional debut as a 17-year-old in 2019, hitting .302/.417/.564 between the Arizona Rookie League and the now defunct Short-Season against far older players.

After the pandemic-canceled 2020 season, Luciano made his full-season debut in 2021 and was one of the best players in the California League. At Single-A, Luciano hit .278/.373/.556 with 18 home runs in 70 games.

Last season, Luciano hit .263/.339/.459 with 10 home runs in 57 games with the Giants High-A affiliate in Eugene. He missed several weeks in the middle of the season with an injury and was promoted to Double-A for the Flying Squirrels' postseason run. In his first taste of upper minors competition, Luciano went 2-for-8 with three strikeouts in a pair of games.

Luciano has struggled to stay on the field throughout his career, having landed on the injured list in each season of his career. With that said, it's hard to differentiate a serious injury from San Francisco exercising extreme caution with their young prospect. Regardless, the Giants hope Luciano can stay healthy for a prolonged period and hopefully make a push for a big-league promotion this season.

The SF Giants big-league team has slowly been getting healthier. However, the minor-league ranks are also welcoming back an impressive talent to the field in top position-player prospect Marco Luciano.

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MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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