By: Rafael Castillo Vizcaíno
It does not stop making history. It has a pact with success. Although he already hung the bates and the handles a while ago, Édgar Rentería Keep filling with pride and glory Colombia. The man who played 16 consecutive seasons in Major Leagues between 1996 and 2011was officially included in the Hall of Fame of the Cardinals of San Luis.
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The formal announcement was made this Friday by the team in which Rentería He played for six seasons (1999-2004), with resounding success.
‘El Niño’ de Barranquilla, That he is already 49 years old, had emerged in the voting tickets since 2020 thanks to his indisputable merits.
The Income Ceremonywhere Rentería will dress with a red jacket, it will be on Saturday, September 6 in San Luis.
The exaltation also went to Hrabosky, a leading reliever between 1970 and 1977 that later became baseball analyst on radio and television, and for the late Walt Jocketty, outstanding general manager of the team from 1994 to 2007. He hired Rentería.
In the Cardinals, His second team after the Marlins, the Currambero Torpedo left an indelible mark. He won two gold glove trophies (2002 and 2003) and three silver bat (2000, 2002 and 2003). Received three calls toThe star game (2000, 2003 and 2004) and played the 2004 world seriesThey lost to the Red Boston sockswhich had the Cartagena Orlando Cabrera.
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In that remembered Autumn classic With Colombian prominence, the great Édgar hit 333.
According to statistics MLB officers, Among the paracortos of the whole story of the ninth of San LuisRentería is located in second place in greater number of home runs and stolen bases. Apart is third on average batting, hits, extrabasses and pushed.
The Colombian also holds brands for a shortstopwhich established in 2003: Average batting of .330, 47 doubles, 13 home runs, 100 driven and 34 stolen bases.
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In four of his six campaigns with the Cardinals, Rentería He was crowned champion of the Central division of the National League. In the total figures with the Red birdsRentería dispatched 973 unstoppable, 207 doubles, 71 home runs, managed to push 451 races, scored 497 and stole 148 pads.
“The Hall of Fame of the Cardinals of San Luis It was created to recognize exceptional careers and significant achievements of the best players in team history. To be eligible, the nominees must have played for the cardinals for at least three seasons and be removed from the major baseball leagues for at least three years. The group of eligible players is divided into two categories: ‘Modern players’ and ‘Veteran players’. If a player retired more than 40 years before the year of induction, he qualifies as a veteran player, ”Cardinals explained on his website.
“Rentería was chosen by the fans during an eight -week vote. Hrabosky was selected by a red bar committee, composed of 12 baseball experts. Jocketty, who died last week after a long disease, was selected by the organization as an important figure in the history of San Luis baseball,” he added.
“We are proud of the selection process we use to choose the new members of the Cardinals Hall of Fame,” he said Bill DeWitt Jr.president and executive director of the cardinals, in a statement.
“I want to thank our fans and the red bar committee who voted for this year’s exaltation class. Congratulations to Édgar Rentería, Hrabosky and the late Walt Jocketty for this tremendous honor. We hope to celebrate the achievements of these players during our exaltation ceremony in September.”
The gallery of the Cardinals Hall of Fame is located on the second floor of Cardinals Nation in Ballpark Villagejust outside the entrance of the team museum. The entrance is free and is open to the public.
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During their 16 years of career in The elderly, Rentería played in the Marlins de Miami, Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Braves of Atlanta, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco giants and Cincinnati.
Twice he reached the title of the World Series, with the Marlins in 1997 and with the giants in 2010. He was also a rookie of the year in the ninth floridiana In 1996. In Miami he went to All Stars Game In 1998, he was also summoned in 2006, when he was part of the Braves.
This is the second Hall of Fame In which the name of Édgar Rentería appears, it is already part of the Latino Fame Hall Since 2015. An increasingly large legend.
