A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Macri graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 2001 and went to the University of Notre Dame.

[4] He joined the Rockies' Single-A affiliate Tri-City Dust Devils later that year, batting .333 with seven home runs and 43 RBI in 52 games.

[5] Macri stayed in Tulsa for all of 2006, hitting .233 with eight home runs and 35 RBI in 83 games before suffering a season ending left wrist fracture.

[5] Macri was called up to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox where he played in only three games before being traded to the Twins for pitcher Ramón Ortiz on August 15.

Macri started the 2008 season with Rochester, playing in 25 games before straining his left calf during an at-bat against the Pawtucket Red Sox on April 28.