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My Take
Edgar Rentería is one of those names that makes me appreciate how far baseball's reach extends. The "Barranquilla Baby" out of Colombia carved out sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball across seven different teams - Marlins, Cardinals, Red Sox, Braves, Tigers, Giants and Reds - which is a testament to how valuable a steady shortstop can be. The Gold Glove tells you about the defense, but what I keep coming back to is his place as a Colombian pioneer in a sport dominated by other nations. Being named his country's Athlete of the Year three separate times says everything about what he meant back home.
Overview
Édgar Enrique Rentería Herazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣaɾ renteˈɾi.a]; born August 7, 1975), nicknamed "the Barranquilla Baby", is a Colombian former professional baseball shortstop. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Cincinnati Reds.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Edgar Rentería
- Name (Japanese)
- エドガル・レンテリア
- Reading
- えどがる・れんてりあ
- Born
- August 7, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 1997 Deportista del Año
- 2003 Deportista del Año
- 2010 Deportista del Año
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Baseball player — see all → · More people from Colombia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.