Edgar Renteria

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Enrique Rentera Herazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ea] Rentei.a]; born August 7, 1975) is a Colombian former professional baseball shortstop. He threw and batted right-handed. He starred for the Florida Marlins, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox, the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Cincinnati Reds.

Rentera was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and the Florida Marlins had signed her in 1992. He debuted with them in 1996 and finished second to Todd Hollandsworth in Rookie of the Year Awards. In 1997, his RBI single off Charles Nagy in the eleventh inning of Game 7 of the 1997 World Series was the first World Series victory over the Cleveland Indians in the first World Series. Renteroa earned the World Series Most Valuable Player Award with the San Francisco Giants in 2010 after hitting game-winning home runs in Game 2 and Game 5.

Early years

Rentera was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on August 7, 1975. He attended Instituto Los Alpes High School in Barranquilla as a youth. He was drafted by the Florida Marlins at the age of sixteen by scout Levy Ochoa after high school.

Personal life

Edinson and Evert, two brothers who played in minor league baseball, have both been renting in Ada. Edgar and his brother Edinson formed Team Rentera in 1998 to assist Colombian professional baseball players by giving them formal training and organizing youth clinics for amateurs. Team Rentera formed the Colombian Professional Baseball League in 1999. The league is still in existence today, though the 2010-2011 season was postponed due to severe weather. "San Carlos Cross of the Order of the Great Knight" in 1997, Colombian President Ernesto Samper awarded Rentera with Colombia's highest award, the "San Carlos Cross of the Order of the Knight."

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Playing career

In 1992, Rentera started his career with the Gulf Coast Marlins. In 43 games that year, he had a.288 batting average and 47 hits. However, his fielding percentage was only.897, and he made 24 mistakes. He appeared for the Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League in 1993. In 116 games with them, he only batted.203, but he made 34 mistakes this year, and his fielding percentage increased to.934.

Renter was promoted to the Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League in 1994. His average went up to.253 and his fielding percentage increased to.959. Renter'a was having a breakthrough season with the Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League in 1995. With them, he batted.289, and stole thirty bases in a row. Rentera was ranked as the best prospect in the Marlins' organization in the 1996 season. He batted.278 with two home runs and fifteen runs batted in 28 games with the Charlotte Knights of the International League, starting the season with two home runs and fifteen runs batted in 28 games with them.

Following an injury to shortstop Kurt Abbott, Rentera was called up to the Marlins on May 9, beginning with an injury. In his first game, he was a 4–2 victory over the Colorado Rockies as part of a double switch. He did not have at bats in the game, but he was just a back-up infielder when he first came up because Alex Arias had to replace Abbott as the everyday shortstop. However, Rentera replaced Arias as the starting shortstop against the Chicago Cubs on May 19. In a 3–2 victory by the Marlins, he hit his first batter (a single) in his first at bat (against Steve Trachsel). He had four hits in a game for the first time on June 10, beating the Montreal Expos 5–2. In a 3–2 loss, his first home run came the next day, off the Expos' Ugueth Urbina. When he came off the disabled list, Rentera did so well as a shortstop that the Marlins moved Abbott over to second base. In the sixth inning of a 5–3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Rentera strained a hamstring on a ground out. He was put on the sick list the next day, but the starting shortstop when he returned on July 11. He had a 22-game hitting streak from July 25 to August 16, the longest for a rookie since the Chicago Cubs' Jerome Walton had a 30-game streak in 1989. In 106 games, Renter finished with a.309 batting average, 68 runs scored, and sixteen stolen bases. In National League (NL) Rookie of the Year Award voting, he came in second behind Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Todd Hollandsworth.

Rentera won the game 4–3 for the 11th inning in 1997, his first inside-the-park home run of his career, drawing a game against the Cincinnati Reds on April 5. In the ninth inning that gave the Marlins a 4–3 victory over the Dodgers, he had a game-winning single on April 27, his second inning. He went from May 13 to 29, had a thirteen-game hitting streak. He had three hits in three straight games from July 16 to July 18. The Marlins defeated Pittsburgh 6–5 on August 15, with him scoring a single run in the ninth inning. In 154 games, Rentera had a.277 batting average, 171 hits, and 32 stolen bases. For the first time in history, the Florida Marlins won the wild card to advance to the playoffs. Rentera's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth off Roberto Hernández gave the Marlins a 2–1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of the 1997 National League Division Series (NLDS). In the 1997 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the Marlins thrashed the Giants in a series and defeated the Atlanta Braves to meet the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. Rentera scored Craig Counsell on Game 7, with the score tied at two and two out in the eleventh inning. The hit won the first World Series in Marlins' history after winning the game 3–2 apiece.

Renter'a had a.302 batting average at the All-Star break in 1998, and he was the only Marlin to be invited to the MLB All-Star Game. The Marlins won 6–5 over the San Diego Padres thanks to his RBI single in the eleventh inning on May 1st inning. He had a 14-game streak from June 8 to 22, the longest by a Marlin in 1998. During the streak, Joe Berg hit him in the ninth inning to give the Marlins a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on June 9, his first career pinch hit. In addition, he had the winning run in a 5–4 victory over the New York Mets on June 14. He received the NL Player of the Week Award for his work from June 8 to 14. In an 8-7 victory over the Expos on July 13, he scored four runs (tying a Florida record) for four runs (which tied a Florida record) a record. In the third inning of a 7–4 loss to San Francisco, he strained his right knee sliding into second base on August 24. He was put on the disabled list the next day, but on September 9, he was reactivated. He had a.282 batting average and 146 hits in 133 games this year, as well as a career-high 41 stolen bases. Armando Almanza, Braden Looper, and Pablo Ozuna were traded to the St. Louis Cardinals on December 14 for Armando Almanza, Braden Looper, and Pablo Ozuna.

Rentera of the Dodgers won by 5–4 over Ismael Valdes on May 16, his first home run as a Cardinal. In an 8–3 victory over Los Angeles, he had three RBI, including the game-winner, on May 23. In a 5–2 win over Florida over May 31, he had two home runs. In an 8-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on June 12, he had three hits, including a game-winning single in the fourteenth inning, including a game-winning single in the fourteenth inning. He had a ten-game hitting streak from June 21 to July 1, his longest of the season. In a 5–4 loss to the Giants on July 9, he had four hits. In an 8–1 victory over the Marlins on August 31, he had four hits again. In a 13–9 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on September 5, he stole four bases in a 13–9 win. For the first time as he homered on September 10 in an 11–5 victory over Pittsburgh, he hit ten home runs in a season. Renter's average was.275. He played for the Cardinals in 154 games, 585 at-bats, 161 hits, 36 doubles, and 37 stolen bases (which was also the seventh most in the National League).

Rentera average rose to 273 percent by the All-Star break in 2000, and he was selected to replace teammate Mark McGwire, who was hospitalized. In a 10–6 victory over the Houston Astros, he homered in three straight games from April 9-11. He set a new career high on the 11th. In a 14–13 loss to Colorado, he reached base five times on April 16. In a 3–1 loss to the Marlins on August 29, he reached his sixteenth home run of the year. Solly Hemus's home run record for the Cardinals' shortstop was beaten. The Cardinals beat the Expos by 4–2 on September 4, three-run triplet. He had a.278 batting average and 156 hits in 150 games this season. He had 21 stolen bases, and his 76 RBI were the second most by a Cardinals' shortstop in 1921 (Document Lavan had 82). His 76 RBI were also second to Jim Edmonds' 108, and he led the team with 32 doubles. He also received the National League's Silver Slugger Award for a shortstop. In the NLDS, the Cardinals made the playoffs and crushed the Atlanta Braves, but the New York Mets defeated them in five games in the NLCS.

Rentera went three-for-five and scored a 432-foot home run off Denny Neagle in a 13–9 loss to Colorado at Coors Field on April 4, 2001. In a 3–1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 18, he walked and scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Randy Johnson. In an 11-5 win, he had a pinch hit single against Pittsburgh on May 10 that gave the winning run. The Cardinals beat the Cardinals 4–3 on July 8, thanks to their RBI single off John Rocker of Cleveland. However, his batting average was only.226 by July 26, but he was still.226. In his first 58 games, Renter's batted.299, to his batting average of.260 by the end of the season. Renter'a had a ten-game winning streak from August 8 to 17. The Cardinals led the renter's season with seventeen stolen bases. Rentera lost in Game 3 of the 2001 NLDS, defeating Brian Anderson of Arizona in a 5–3 loss. On their way to win the World Series, the Diamondbacks defeated the Cardinals in five games.

In 2002, Renter's had a good season. In a 6–5 victory over Milwaukee on April 10, he had three hits (including a game-tying single in the ninth inning) and was a game-tying single in the ninth inning. In a 6–5 loss to the Cubs on May 6, he hit his first home run since August 20 of the previous year. In a 4–2 victory over Cincinnati's closer Danny Graves, he scored a game-winning home run off Cincinnati's closer Danny Graves four days later. On June 27, he scored his 19th double, which tied for his 2001 season record. In an 8–4 victory, Jon Lieber of the Cubs hit his one thousandth on July 26 for his one thousandth hit. He capped off a six-run ninth inning for the Cardinals two nights later against the Cubs. In a 5–0 win over the Marlins two nights after that, he hit two home runs twice in a 5–0 win. The Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5–1 on August 18, he scored his first grand slam in his career. In a 10-5 win over Cincinnati, he scored his second grand slam on September 4 and had a career-high five RBI. He had a.305 batting average and 166 hits on the season, and he received his second Silver Slugger Award. He also received his first Gold Glove Award, and the first Cardinals' shortstop to win a Gold Glove Award since Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith won one in 1992. In the playoffs, renter was only 19.194, but the Cardinals made it all the way to the NLCS, losing by San Francisco in five games.

Renter had two home runs and five RBI in an 11–8 win over Houston on April 13, 2003. In a 13–3 win over the New York Mets over April 29, he had four RBI on April 29. For the first time on June 12, he had five hits in a game against the Boston Red Sox, 8–7. As the Yankees defeated the Cardinals 5–2, Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees struck out Rentera for his four thousandth strikeout on his way to winning his third game. Rentera was chosen to the All-Star Game after he had a.331 batting average at the break, and he was the first Cardinals player since Delino DeShields in 1997 to have 20 stolen bases before the All-Star break. In a 13-0 win over Milwaukee on September 18, he had four hits and five RBI. After having twelve runs batted in from September 15 to 21, he received his second Player of the Week Award. Renter'a was the first NL shortstop since Hubie Brooks in 1985 (and the first Cardinals' shortstop) to have one hundred RBI in a season on September 27, after defeating Arizona by 3–2 margins. He finished fourth in the National In stolen bases (34) and batting average (a career-high.330), as well as winning a Silver Slugger Award for first-time doubles (194) and doubles (47), the besting Dick Groat's 43 in 1963). He received a Gold Glove Award, and he was the first Cardinals' shortstop to win Silver Slugger Awards and Gold Glove Awards in back-to-back years.

In a 10–2 victory over Arizona on April 10, 2004, Rentera had four hits. In a 12–4 victory over the Cubs on June 9, he scored his third grand slam in his career. He had a ten-game streak, his best of the year, from June 22 to July 3. During the streak, Michael Taylor's RBI single in the tenth inning gave the Cardinals a 3–1 victory. In addition, he scored four runs in an 11–2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on July 2. He was one of three Cardinals selected to the All-Star Game. In a 7–2 victory over Cincinnati on July 15, he had four hits again. In a 6–2 victory over the Mets on August 8, he had five hits in a 6–2 win. In an 11–4 win over Pittsburgh over August 22, he had five RBIs on August 22. Renter's average was.287, with ten home runs, 72 RBI, and 84 runs. The Cardinals made the World Series last year, but Boston shocked them. Rentera was the last batter of a World Series for the second time in his career as the Red Sox captured their first World Series in 86 years. However, he was one of only three Cardinals position players to bat above.250 in the Series, as he batted.333. He became a free agent after the year.

The Boston Red Sox announced Rentera to a four-year, $40 million deal on December 19, 2004, with the option for 2009 to re-sign free agent Orlando Cabrera at shortstop. He made his first home run with the Red Sox off Randy Johnson of the Yankees on April 14, 2005. In an 8–5 win over Boston, his double in the eighth inning of the game was the game winner. He had four straight games with at least three hits from May 26 to 29, the longest streak since George Brett had six (the record) in 1976. In a 17–1 victory over the Yankees on May 28, 2005, he went three for three with a grand slam and five RBI. In a 7–2 victory over New York the next day, he had four hits, including a home run. He received his third week of the Week Award for his efforts this week. In August, he set a new career high for hits in a month when he had forty hits in August, second in the major leagues. In a 4–3 victory, he had a game-winning single off B. J. Ryan of the Baltimore Orioles on September 24, 2005. The victory put the Red Sox and the Yankees in a tie for the AL East lead. In a 7–2 loss to Toronto on September 28, he scored one hundred runs in a season for the first time. He ended the year with a.276 batting average and 172 hits. He struggled defensively, leading the major leagues with a career-high 30 errors, but Red Sox fans started booing him after he only batted.228 in April. In the 2005 ALDS, Rentera batted only.231 as the Red Sox would lose the division series to the Chicago White Sox in fewer than three games. The Red Sox were also dissatisfied with his results, and prospect Andy Marte was traded to the Atlanta Braves on December 8.

Renter began in 2006 with a 23-game winning streak (counting the final game of 2005, it was 24 games). The streak, which lasted for the second year and the longest to open the season since Ron LeFlore began in 1976 with a 30-game streak. On April 15 against San Diego, he missed nine games after straining his rib cage, but he was not put on the disabled list. In a 13–12 victory over the Cubs on May 8, he had four hits and two home runs for the first time since 2003. In a 6–3 victory over St. Louis on July 3, Anthony Reyes scored his one hundredth home run off his career, beating him. In the first half of the season, he was selected to the 2006 All-Star Game after hitting.318 with nine home runs. In a 5–0 victory over the Washington Nationals on August 17, he hit his first at-bats in 24 at-bats for his first at-bats. He finished the year with a.293 batting average, fourteen home runs, and seventy RBI. His defense also flourished, though he made only thirteen mistakes.

In a 5–3 victory over Philadelphia on Opening Day (April 2) in 2007, Rentera hit two home runs (including the game-winning one in the tenth) on opening day (April 2). On Opening Day, the Atlanta Braves made it to his third home run. He had an eighteen-game hitting streak from April 20 to May 12, the longest since the Braves in 2007. On April 27, he hit Colorado for the twentieth time in his career, totaling four hits. In a 6–2 victory over the Nationals on May 15, he hit two home runs. In a 9–3 victory over the Brewers on May 30, he had four hits on May 30. In a 6–2 victory over the Indians on June 16, he had five hits for the first time since 2004. After he sprained his ankle the day before, he was put on the disabled list on August 3, for the first time since 1998. Rentera returned on August 22, but he returned to the DL a day later when he regained his ankle after facing only one pitch. He was activated again on September 7, and he rejoined the Braves' lineup the next day. He finished the year with a.332 batting average (tied for third in the NL and a new career record), twelve home runs, and 57 RBI. He was one of only four major league shortstops in 2007 to bat over.300 with over ten home runs and fifty RBI (the others were Derek Jeter, Hanley Ramrez, and Miguel Tejada). However, Rentera was traded to the Detroit Tigers on October 29 for Jair Jurrjens and Gorkys Hernández due to the emergence of shortstop prospect Yunel Escobar.

Renter’a won by 13–2 over the Indians on April 16, 2008, hitting his fifth grand slam and having five RBI. In a ten-2 victory over the Rangers on April 22, he had four hits. In a 12–8 victory over Seattle on May 20, he had four hits and five RBI. In an 8–4 victory over the Indians on June 7, he scored his sixth grand slam in his career. In a 5–1 victory over San Francisco over June 17, he took his second thousandth batter (off Jonathan Sánchez). He ended the year with a.270 batting average, 136 hits, and ten home runs. The Tigers declined his option on October 30, but they decided not to provide arbitration on December 1, making him a free agent.

Rentera signed a two-year, $18.5 million contract with the San Francisco Giants on December 4, 2008, with an option for 2011. In an 8-3 win over San Diego on April 21, 2009, he had five RBIs and became the first player to hit a grand slam off Jake Peavy. In a 9–4 victory over the Dodgers on April 29, he had four hits on April 29, four hits. In the eighth inning, he tied a 7–4 loss to the Mets, but he strained a hamstring and had to leave the game due to a strain. Before returning to the lineup on May 22, he missed six games due to the injury. Despite batting just over.250, he won base in twenty straight games from May 8 to June 6. On August 30, he had a game-winning grand slam, giving the Giants a 9–5 victory over Colorado. He missed nineteen of the season's final twenty games with biceps tendonitis and a sprained AC joint, and his right elbow was removed on September 26. Renter'a finished the season with a career-low batting average and just 115 hits and 48 RBI, despite being plagued by injuries throughout the year.

In a 10–4 victory over Houston on April 7, 2010, Renter had five hits (in five at-bats). He started the season strong, batting.320 through April 30. On April 30, he was forced to leave a game against Colorado due to his injured groin. He returned to the team after missing four games on May 6, but he was forced to leave the game after two innings after reinjuring the groin. The next day, he was put on the disabled list. He was activated from the DL on May 22, but after three games, he strained a hamstring and was released the next day. On June 19, the Giants announced him back to the Giants. However, he recovered from the hospital with a biceps injury from the previous night. Juan Uribe, who had been playing well while assisting for Renter's at short notice, was back to the Giants on September 1, but Giants' boss Bruce Bochy announced that Juan Uribe, who had been playing well, would continue to be the starting shortstop, making Renter's him a reserve player. In a 10–2 victory over the Dodgers on September 16, he had four hits on September 16, including four runs. Rentera gave a speech during a team meeting in which he told his colleagues that it might be his last year and the Giants want the Giants to make the playoffs on September 23, with San Diego trailing San Diego in the NL West. The Giants overcame San Diego, although they did not make the playoffs. Renter finished the year with career-lows in games (72), hits (67), home runs (three, tied with his 1998 total), and RBI (22). He also started considering retirement during the season.

Rentera regained a starting position in the 2010 NLCS against Philadelphia when he began four games (the Giants benched third baseman Pablo Sandoval and moved Uribe to third base). He only had one hit in the game, but he had the winning run in the Giants' 3–0 victory in Game 3, and he kept his starting job in the World Series. He tied the Giants a 1–0 lead in Game 2 of the series against the Texas Rangers. In the eighth inning, the Giants defeated 9–0, with the Giants' two-run single in his second appearance. Rentera joked with teammate Andrés Torres that he was going to hit a home run before Game 5, but the Giants won the series 3–1. Rentera's home run against Rangers' pitcher Cliff Lee won the Giants' seventh inning, with runners at second and third, two outs, and no score. With Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, and Lou Gehrig, the achievement made him the fourth player to win two series-winning hits in history. He was named the 2010 World Series Most Valuable Player for his contribution, making him the first Colombian player to achieve this feat. On November 5, the Giants turned down his offer, but Rentera did reveal that he would return to play in 2011. The Giants did give him a one-year, $1 million deal as a service player, but Renter turned down.

Rentera agreed to a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds worth $2.1 million in addition to $900,000 in performance bonuses, which was on January 7, 2011. Since Paul Janish began the year at shortstop, he started the year as a utility player. With 272 errors in 2011, he led all active major league shortstops in career failures.

He earned attention and offers from many franchises, including the Milwaukee Brewers, in 2012, but teams were told that he "intends to remain retired."

Rentera officially resigned from Major League Baseball on March 22, 2013.

Renter'a had a.286 batting average, 29 triples, 140 home runs, 923 bases on balls,.398 on-base percentage, and a.398 slugging percentage in 2,152 games in 16 seasons. He had a 97 percent field success in his career. He had 37 runs, 12 doubles, 3 home runs, 23 RBI, 9 stolen bases, and 24 walks in 66 postseason games.

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