Giants promote top prospect Luciano from Triple-A

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The San Francisco Giants promoted top prospect Marco Luciano from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old shortstop is No. 15 in the MLB Pipeline rankings and No. 2 in the Giants organization.

Luciano could make his major league debut Wednesday night against the visiting Oakland Athletics.

The Dominican Republic native batted .292 with two homers and three RBIs in six games with Sacramento.

Luciano opened the 2023 season at Double-A Richmond and tallied 11 homers and 32 RBIs in 56 contests.

The Giants optioned infielder David Villar to Sacramento in a corresponding transaction.

Villar, 26, is batting just .145 with five homers, 12 RBIs and 45 strikeouts in 46 games for the Giants this season.

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