Edgar Rentería

  • World Series MVP (2010)
  • 2 × World Series champion (1997, 2010)
  • 3 × Silver Slugger Award ( 2000, 2002, 2003)
  • 2 × Gold Glove Award ( 2002, 2003 )
  • 5 × All-Star (1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 )

Edgar Rentería ( born August 7, 1975 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. He plays shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds.

Career

In 1992, Edgar Rentería at the age of 16 years for $ 16,000 at the Florida Marlins under contract. His debut in Major League Baseball, he gave in 1996. He finished the season with a batting average of .309, 68 Runs and 16 Stolen Bases in 106 games. In the elections to the National League Rookie of the Year, he finished in second place behind Todd Hollandsworth of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1997, he won with the Marlins to the World Series. In the eleventh inning of the seventh game, he took victory -making point for Florida. 1998 Rentería first participated at the All-Star Game.

For the 1999 season, Rentería was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. With the Cardinals, he reached the World Series again in 2004.

In December 2004, Rentería signed a four -year contract with the Boston Red Sox for 40 million U.S. dollars .. The 2005 season, however, was very disappointing for him. He underwent a record number of 30 errors. In addition to the defensive weaknesses first time he scored for 100 runs in a season. In the American League Division Series, he was defeated by the Red Sox Chicago White Sox, who won the World Series in the episode.

After the 2005 season, Rentería was traded to the Atlanta Braves. The following season he underwent only 13 errors, the batting average was .293 and he scored 14 home runs and 70 runs batted in. The 2007 season started very successful and he was long reach on the way over 200 hits. On August 2, but he sprained his ankle and was temporarily put on the "disabled list". This nullified his chance to get over 200 hits.

On 29 October 2007 Rentería was traded to the Detroit Tigers. The 2008 season was, however, very disappointing for him and the Tigers and so his option for the 2009 season was not perceived.

On 4 December 2008, Rentería signed a two -year contract with the San Francisco Giants over 18.5 million U.S. dollars with an option for the 2011 season. The 2010 season began with the excellent rate of 11 hits in the first 19 " at- bats". However, he was able to complete a total of only 72 games this season through various injuries. However, he reached with the Giants, the 2010 World Series, which they won 4-1 against the Texas Rangers. In the fifth match, he scored a game-winning home run with three runs. The game ended 3-1 for the Giants. Following Rentería was also elected MVP of the World Series. On 5 November 2010, the Giants decided the option for the 2011 season not perceive. However, Rentería announced his intention to play in the 2011 season yet. The Giants offered a one-year agreement for a million dollars, but he refused.

Rentería signed on 7 January 2011, finally, a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds over 2.1 million U.S. dollars, up 0.9 million U.S. dollars in performance bonuses. He started the season as a substitute, since Paul Janish began the season as a shortstop.

Stations

  • Florida Marlins (1996-1998)
  • St. Louis Cardinals (1999-2004)
  • Boston Red Sox (2005)
  • Atlanta Braves (2006-2007)
  • Detroit Tigers (2008)
  • San Francisco Giants (2009-2010)
  • Cincinnati Reds ( since 2011 )

Awards and achievements

  • World Series MVP: 2010
  • World Series champion: 1997, 2010
  • Five participations in the All-Star Game: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006
  • Gold Glove Award: 2002, 2003
  • Silver Slugger Award: 2000, 2002, 2003
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