Carlos Machado comes from Venezuela and plays all three outfield positions. He signed his first contract as an international free agent with the Houston Astros in 2014, in 2015 he played in the Dominican Summer League where he had an average of .344 in 49 games. In his career in the minor leagues, Machado has played in 259 games with a slashline of .293/.339/.363 and a .703 OPS. He drove in 102 runners and score 42 bases in 61 attempts. 

The former prospect made it to Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys in 2021 as he played at four different levels in the ‘Stros system that year. In 2021 and 2022 Machado was with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Frontier League. Machado stayed sharp by playing baseball in Colombia this past summer.