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Sugar Ray Marimón

シュガー・レイ・マリモン　/　しゅがー・れい・まりもん

Baseball player from Colombia

September 30, 1988 (age 37)　・　Cartagena, Bolívar Department, Colombia

Bolívar Department
baseball player

My Take

I did a double take at the name Sugar Ray Marimón, half expecting the boxing legend, but this is a Colombian pitcher from Cartagena, and his path is its own kind of romance. He reached the mound for the Atlanta Braves and later carried his arm all the way to the KT Wiz in Korea's KBO League. The image of a kid from a Caribbean port city competing in a foreign country, in a foreign language and climate, on the strength of one pitching arm, genuinely moves me. The stat line may be modest, but the wanderlust of a baseball life like this is the real prize.

Overview

Sugar Ray Marimón (born September 30, 1988) is a Colombian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, and in the KBO League for the KT Wiz.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sugar Ray Marimón
Name (Japanese): シュガー・レイ・マリモン
Reading: しゅがー・れい・まりもん
Born: September 30, 1988 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dragon
Origin: Cartagena, Bolívar Department, Colombia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
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3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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