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Edgar Enrique Rentería * (born August 7, 1975 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves (as of 2006). He is also the first Colombian to play in the World Series.
Profile
At the plate, Rentería has a compact swing and drives the ball with extra-base power to all fields. On the bases, he reads pitchers' moves well, and he usually gets very good jumps, which account for his good stolen base totals. He also is the kind of basestealer who does his thing when it means the most. He is a hard-nosed player, adept at breaking up double plays. Rentería has superior range in the field. He has fluid range and soft hands, and, equipped with a strong arm and good reactions, he turns the double play with ease. He wears number 11. He is thirty years old and according to Atlanta Braves.com, he is single. Renteria often takes time out of his busy life to meet with fans and sign autographs.
Teams
- Florida Marlins: 1996-1998
- St. Louis Cardinals: 1999-2004
- Boston Red Sox: 2005
- Atlanta Braves: 2006
Accomplishments
- Hit a 2 out single in the 1997 World Series in the bottom of the eleventh inning to score Craig Counsell and win the World Series for the Florida Marlins.
- Five-time All-Star (1998, 2000, 2003-04, 2006)
- Two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2002-03)
- Three-Time Silver Slugger Award winner for Short Stop (2000, 2002-03)
- Had a 24 game hitting streak spanning the last game of 2005 and his first 23 games of 2006. His 23 game single season streak was the second longest ever to start a season.
Lowlights
The 2005 season was a disappointing one for Rentería. Replacing fan favorite shortstop Orlando Cabrera, who had jump started the World Series winning team the year before, and Nomar Garciaparra before him, was not an easy job. Rentería was a highly touted free agent coming into one of the league's biggest markets with perhaps the most critical fans and media. Rentería struggled both at the plate and in the field. He batted just .276 and hit only 8 home runs. In the field he had a career high, and league leading, 30 errors. Renteria blamed the "demand" of the Boston fans and media, and poor conditions of the field for his poor performance. He also points to an injury when he ''pulled lower back and leg" for his problems in the field. [http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/12/12/renteria_says_he_wanted_out/?page=full Ironically, the season before, Rentería was the Cardinals' final out in the World Series when the Boston Red Sox won their first championship since 1918. The next year, he was the last out in the American League Division Series for the Red Sox when the Chicago White Sox defeated Boston and went on to win the World Series.References
See also
- NL Gold Glove winners at shortstop
- Players from Colombia in MLB
- Famous Colombian sport people
- Famous Colombians
External links
- Edgar Rentería at:
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"Edgar Rentería"