| Carlos Tocci | |
|---|---|
 Tocci with the Texas Rangers | |
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 23, 1995 Maracay, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 31, 2018, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2018 Season) | |
| Batting average | .225 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Teams | |
Carlos Daniel Tocci Lugo (born August 23, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Tocci signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in August 2011.[1] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Gulf Coast Phillies[2] and spent the whole season there, slashing .278/.330/.299 in 38 games. He spent 2013 with the Lakewood BlueClaws where he batted .209 with 26 RBIs in 118 games and he returned there in 2014, posting a .242 batting average two home runs, 30 RBIs, and a .622 OPS in 125 games.[3][4] He hit his professional home run in July 2014. In 2015, he played for Lakewood and the Clearwater Threshers, batting .287/.339/.363 with four home runs and 43 RBIs in 127 games between both teams, and in 2016, he returned to the Threshers, compiling a .284 batting average with three home runs and 50 RBIs in 127 games. He spent 2017 with both the Reading Fightin Phils and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, slashing .294/.346/.381 with three home runs and 52 RBIs in 130 games.[5]
After the 2017 season, the Chicago White Sox selected Tocci from the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft, and traded him to the Texas Rangers for cash considerations.[6] Tocci made the Rangers' Opening Day 25-man roster.[7] Tocci spent the 2018 season on the Texas roster, posting a batting line of .225/.271/.283/.554 with zero home runs, 5 RBI, and 120 at bats in 65 games.
In 2019, Tocci was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to open the season.[8] On July 22, 2019, Tocci was designated for assignment.[9] On July 27, Tocci was outrighted to Nashville.[10] On August 3, the Rangers released Tocci.[11]
On January 7, 2020, Tocci signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.[12] Tocci did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In 2021, Tocci played in 50 games split between the Double-A Harrisburg Senators and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, hitting a cumulative .200/.273/.258 with one home run and 6 RBI. He was released on August 17, 2021.
On March 10, 2023, Tocci signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League.[14] In 88 games for the Piratas, he batted .265/.321/.366 with 7 home runs and 36 RBI. Tocci was released by Campeche on January 30, 2024.[15]