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Edgar Rentería
Atlanta Braves– No. 11
Shortstop
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB Debut
May 10, 1996 for the Florida Marlins
Selected Statistics (through 2005)
Games	153
Batting Average	.276
Home Runs	91
Former Teams
Florida Marlins (1996-1998) St. Louis Cardinals (1999-2004) Boston Red Sox (2005)

Edgar Enrique Rentería [ren-ter-EE-ah] (born August 7, 1975 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves (as of 2006).

Contents 1 Profile 2 Teams 3 Highlights 4 Lowlights 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

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.

Rentería signed a four year $40,000,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox in December of 2004. He was traded on December 8, 2005 to the Atlanta Braves for third baseman Andy Marte and cash considerations.

Teams

• Florida Marlins: 1996-1998
• St. Louis Cardinals: 1999-2004
• Boston Red Sox: 2005
• Atlanta Braves: 2006-current

Highlights

• 4-time All-Star (1998, 2000, 2003-04)
• Two-time Gold Glove Award winner (2002-03)

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 homeruns. In the field he had a career high, and league leading, 30 errors. He had won the Gold Glove in both 2002 and 2003. The disappointing season led to the media and fans criticizing Rentería.

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

• Baseball Reference.com: Edgar Rentería
• BostonDirtDogs.com

See also

• NL Gold Glove winners at shortstop
• Players from Colombia in MLB

External links

• Edgar Rentería at:
  • Baseball Library (biography)
  • Baseball Reference (statistics and analysis)
  • ESPN (profile and daily updates)

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