He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. While playing for Machado spent most of 2016 with the Toledo Mud Hens, appearing in only eight September games for the Detroit Tigers. Teams Team List. The 26-year-old is hitting just .206 with one home run and 15 RBI through 47 games this season.Machado has gone hitless in his last three starts and will make his way to the bench for Sunday's series finale. Many thanks to him. Machado played 67 games for the Tigers in 2019, but he regressed with a .553 OPS and 41 strikeouts. He goes from one rebuilding organization to another, and is not assured of another big-league opportunity in 2019.Machado was designated for assignment by the Tigers in early July and spent the remainder of the 2018 campaign at the Triple-A level with Toledo. October 3, 2018 Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about Detroit Tigers player Dixon Machado on Baseball America Though he seems to have recaptured the primary role at second base, Machado has demonstrated little improvement upon his weak season-long numbers thus far in June, posting a .513 OPS through seven games. The former Tigers infield was mired in some serious doldrums after a hot start to his KBO career, but this past week he has been picking the pace back up. If Machado doesn't turn things around quickly, however, he could surrender his everyday role at the keystone to Niko Goodrum or may even get optioned to Triple-A Toledo.Niko Goodrum has been penciled into the lineup at second base and he'll hit fifth in Machado's stead. Niko Goodrum will start at second base and bat fifth in his stead.Even after the good showing, Machado is still hitting just .224 with one home run and one steal. Dixon Machado makes most of big moment. On July 6, he hit his first Major League home run off Machado again made the Tigers' opening day roster in 2018. He hit a ninth-inning walk-off home run on April 18, lifting the Tigers to a win over the On November 29, 2018, Machado signed a minor-league contract with the On March 29, 2019, Machado signed a minor league deal with the On November 22, 2019, Machado signed a one-year contract with the Machado is now hitting .212 with a .592 OPS, and he generally doesn't produce enough offensively to move the needle in most fantasy leagues.Machado will remain on the bench as Niko Goodrum gets the start at second base for Wednesday's afternoon tilt. Profile, batting stats, recent games and videos for Dixon Machado of the Lotte Giants (KBO League) Profile, batting stats, recent games and videos for Dixon Machado of the Lotte Giants (KBO League) MyKBO Stats. Rays place reliever Chaz Roe on injured list with elbow soreness. On July 6, he hit his first Major League home run off Machado again made the Tigers' opening day roster in 2018. The second baseman is hitting .212 this season and could continue to lose out on at-bats to Rodriguez and Niko Goodrum if he doesn't get things going at the plate.Machado began to lose starts at second base to Niko Goodrum toward the end of May, but it now appears recent Triple-A Toledo callup Ronny Rodriguez represents the primary competition at the keystone. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. The 27-year-old has spent portions of the past four seasons in the majors, but he'll begin 2020 in South Korea.The injury prevented Machado from taking part in the Pacific Coast League playoffs and will cost him a potential callup to the big leagues, as the Machado had attended spring training with the Marlins as a non-roster invitee but was ultimately released after failing to make the Opening Day roster. Dixon Javier Machado Moreno (born February 22, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League (KBO). In , Machado will earn a base salary of , a signing bonus of , a roster bonus of , a signing bonus of , a restructure bonus of , a workout bonus of and a incentive bonus of , while carrying a total salary of and a dead cap value of . The stark downturn in power has limited Machado to a .546 OPS this season, a 75-point drop from his 2017 mark.Machado will spend the night on the bench as Niko Goodrum is set to make another start at second base. Over the past 12 games, Machado is hitting just .146/.234/.268 with one home run and five RBI.CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Tigers' Dixon Machado: Accepts minor-league assignmentTigers' Dixon Machado: Heads to bench for Game 2 of twin billTigers' Dixon Machado: Collects two hits, steal SundayTigers' Dixon Machado: Stationed on bench Wednesday Machado opened the season on an impressive note with seven doubles in his first 11 games, but he has delivered just seven extra-base hits total in his subsequent 49 appearances.