Édgar Rentería

Édgar Enrique Rentería Herazo (born 7 August 1975), nicknamed "The Barranquilla Baby",[1] is a Colombian former professional baseball shortstop. He threw and batted right-handed. He played for the Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and the Cincinnati Reds.

Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, Rentería was signed by the Florida Marlins in 1992. He debuted with them in 1996, and he finished second to Todd Hollandsworth in Rookie of the Year Award balloting. In 1997, his RBI single off Charles Nagy in the eleventh inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series won the first World Series in Marlins' history over the Cleveland Indians. In the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers, Rentería won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the San Francisco Giants after he hit game-winning home runs in Game 2 and Game 5.

References

  1. ↑ "Edgar Rings-eria! Series MVP is clutch again | SFGiants.com: News". 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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