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Edgar Rentería

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Edgar Rentería, nicknamed the Barranquilla Baby, is a Colombian former shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds. He finished second in the 1996 Rookie of the Year balloting. In 1997 his eleventh-inning RBI single in Game 7 of the World Series won the first World Series in Marlins history over the Cleveland Indians. In the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers he won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the Giants after hitting game-winning home runs in Game 2 and Game 5. He was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2025.

Facts
Birth Year
1975 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 2
Connections

Competed In

Major League Baseball, Competitions
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World Series, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

San Francisco Giants, Teams and Clubs
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Plays

Baseball, Sports
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Nationality

Colombia

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Source Edgar Rentería (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Colombian former professional baseball shortstop
Sources
1. MLB Stats API: MLB Stats API people search result for Edgar Renteria
MLB Stats API
  • People record, birth date
    "birthDate": "1975-08-07"
  • People record, gender
    "gender": "M"
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2. Edgar Rentería (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Colombian former professional baseball shortstop
  • Lead
    won the first World Series in Marlins' history
  • Lead, medals or titles band
    Rentería won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the San Francisco Giants
  • Competed In: World Series, Lead, World Series
    In the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers, Rentería won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the San Francisco Giants
  • Competed In: Major League Baseball, Lead, Major League Baseball
    He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • On The Roster Of: San Francisco Giants, Article, team
    In the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers, Rentería won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the San Francisco Giants
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