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Born
1975 (51 years old)
Barranquilla, Colombia

Position
Shortstop

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
Hispanic

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Édgar Enrique Rentería Herazo (Spanish pronunciation: ; born August 7, 1975), nicknamed "the Barranquilla Baby", is a Colombian former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1996 to 2011 for the Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Cincinnati Reds. Rentería finished second to Todd Hollandsworth in the 1996 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. Rentería was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2025.

Early life
Rentería was born on August 7, 1975, in Barranquilla, Colombia. As a youth, he attended Instituto Los Alpes High School in Barranquilla. After high school, he was signed by the Florida Marlins at the age of 16 by scout Levy Ochoa.

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St. Louis Cardinals	1999-2004	Permanent	-	-
Boston Red Sox	2005	Permanent	-	-
Atlanta Braves	2006-2007	Permanent	-	-
Detroit Tigers	2008	Permanent	-	-
San Francisco Giants	2009-2010	Permanent	-	-
Cincinnati Reds	2011	Permanent	-	-

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	Positions Played	MLB	2011	6/H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2011	3
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2011	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2011	2
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2011	0
	GIDP	MLB	2011	8
	Total Bases	MLB	2011	91
	Rbat+	MLB	2011	90
	rOBA	MLB	2011	.321
	OPS+	MLB	2011	93
	OPS	MLB	2011	.707
	SLG	MLB	2011	.374
	OBP	MLB	2011	.332
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	2011	.276
	Strikeouts	MLB	2011	43
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2011	21
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2011	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2011	3
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2011	22
	Home Runs	MLB	2011	3
	Triples	MLB	2011	2
	Doubles	MLB	2011	11
	Hits	MLB	2011	67
	Runs Scored	MLB	2011	26
	At Bats	MLB	2011	243
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2011	267
	Games Played	MLB	2011	72
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2011	0.6
	Positions Played	MLB	2010	6/H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2010	3
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2010	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2010	2
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2010	0
	GIDP	MLB	2010	8
	Total Bases	MLB	2010	91
	Rbat+	MLB	2010	90
	rOBA	MLB	2010	.321
	OPS+	MLB	2010	93
	OPS	MLB	2010	.707
	SLG	MLB	2010	.374
	OBP	MLB	2010	.332
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	2010	.276
	Strikeouts	MLB	2010	43
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2010	21
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2010	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2010	3
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2010	22
	Home Runs	MLB	2010	3
	Triples	MLB	2010	2
	Doubles	MLB	2010	11
	Hits	MLB	2010	67
	Runs Scored	MLB	2010	26
	At Bats	MLB	2010	243
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2010	267
	Games Played	MLB	2010	72
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2010	0.6
	Positions Played	MLB	2008	*6/H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2008	1
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2008	5
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2008	2
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2008	0
	GIDP	MLB	2008	19
	Total Bases	MLB	2008	192
	Rbat+	MLB	2008	87
	rOBA	MLB	2008	.325
	OPS+	MLB	2008	84
	OPS	MLB	2008	.699
	SLG	MLB	2008	.382
	OBP	MLB	2008	.317
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	2008	.270
	Strikeouts	MLB	2008	64
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2008	37
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2008	3
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2008	6
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2008	55
	Home Runs	MLB	2008	10
	Triples	MLB	2008	2
	Doubles	MLB	2008	22
	Hits	MLB	2008	136
	Runs Scored	MLB	2008	69
	At Bats	MLB	2008	503
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2008	547
	Games Played	MLB	2008	138
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2008	1.1
	Positions Played	MLB	2005	*6/H
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2005	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2005	5
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2005	6
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2005	3
	GIDP	MLB	2005	15
	Total Bases	MLB	2005	240
	Rbat+	MLB	2005	90
	rOBA	MLB	2005	.328
	OPS+	MLB	2005	89
	OPS	MLB	2005	.721
	SLG	MLB	2005	.385
	OBP	MLB	2005	.335
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	2005	.276
	Strikeouts	MLB	2005	100
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2005	55
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2005	4
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2005	9
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2005	70
	Home Runs	MLB	2005	8
	Triples	MLB	2005	4
	Doubles	MLB	2005	36
	Hits	MLB	2005	172
	Runs Scored	MLB	2005	100
	At Bats	MLB	2005	623
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2005	692
	Games Played	MLB	2005	153
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2005	1.4

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