Edgar Rentería

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.

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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 51)

Origin

Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• Rawlings Gold Glove Award
• 1997 Deportista del Año
• 2003 Deportista del Año
• 2010 Deportista del Año

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dgar%20Renter%C3%ADa
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168880

Tags

• Atlántico Department
• baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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