Tucupita Jose Marcano (born September 16, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player for Navegantes del Magallanes.
[3] In 2018, Marcano split the season between the AZL Padres and the Low-A Tri-City Dust Devils, accumulating a .366/.450/.438 slash line with 1 home run and 26 RBI.
[7] On April 1, 2021, Marcano made his MLB debut as a pinch hitter for Keone Kela, and drew a walk against Stefan Crichton of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
[8][9] On April 6, Marcano collected his first major league hit, a single off of San Francisco Giants reliever Wandy Peralta.
[10] After going 2-for-12 with an RBI in 10 games for the Padres, Marcano was optioned off the roster[11] and assigned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the minor league season.
On July 26, 2021, the Padres traded Marcano, Jack Suwinski, and Michell Miliano to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Adam Frazier.