Jordan Pacheco

Jordan Patrick Pacheco (born January 30, 1986) is an American former professional baseball infielder and catcher.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds.

In 2005, he hit .408 with 15 home runs and 52 RBI in 52 games, earning 3rd team All-America and first-team All-Mountain West Conference.

In 2006, he hit .351 with 11 stolen bases in 59 games with the University of New Mexico, once again earning first-team All-Mountain West Conference.

He also played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League that year, hitting .190 in 42 games and posting a 1.35 ERA in four relief appearances.

Pacheco cracked the Opening Day roster in 2012 as a reserve player, but after appearing in 5 games, he was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Pacheco made the Opening Day roster in 2013 mostly playing first base along with the retiring Todd Helton.

After 18 games with the Sky Sox, he was hitting .315 with 1 HR and 6 RBI, and on August 19, he was recalled to replace back-up catcher Yorvit Torrealba, who went down with a concussion.

[12] On December 25, 2014, Pacheco re-signed with the Diamondbacks on a minor league contract that included an invitation to Spring Training.

After being hit by a pitch, he suffered a broken wrist and then underwent season ending shoulder surgery for a torn labrum.

[20] After spending the season in Triple-A with the Rochester Red Wings, Pacheco elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

[23] He spent the remainder of the season in Triple-A with the Tacoma Rainiers before electing free agency on November 4, 2019.

[27] On November 19, 2021, Pacheco was named the hitting coach for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes of the Colorado Rockies organization.

Pacheco playing catcher for the Colorado Rockies in 2012 spring training
Pacheco with the Cincinnati Reds in 2016