Cuban baseball player (born 1973)
Baseball player
Elieser Marrero
(born November 17, 1973), is a Cuban former
Major League Baseball
player. Marrero started his career as a
catcher
, but spent time at
first base
,
third base
and in the
outfield
.
Playing career
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Marrero was selected in the third round of the
June 1993 MLB draft
by the
St. Louis Cardinals
. He missed much of the 2000 season due to
thyroid cancer
. During that time, he lost his job as the starting catcher for the Cardinals, so when he returned he started logging time in the outfield and at first, in addition to occasional duty behind the plate. While with the Cardinals, Marrero caught
Bud Smith
's
no-hitter
on September 3, 2001.
[1]
The Cardinals traded Marrero to the
Atlanta Braves
in December 2003 as part of a package for
pitchers
Jason Marquis
[2]
and rookie prospect
Adam Wainwright
,
[3]
where he hit .415 against
left-handed
pitchers as a platoon outfielder. Following the 2004 season, the Braves dealt him to the
Kansas City Royals
, who were in need of a power-hitting corner outfielder, in exchange for minor-league pitcher
Jorge Vasquez
. He saw action at all three outfield positions and first base, but hit only .159 in 32 games. The Royals designated him for assignment on May 31, 2005, giving them 10 days to trade or release him. On June 8, the Royals traded him to the
Baltimore Orioles
for minor-league
infielder
Peter Maestrales
.
On June 9, 2006, while playing for the AAA affiliate of the
Colorado Rockies
, Marrero was traded to the
New York Mets
for infielder
Kaz Matsui
. On July 2, 2006, Marrero saw his first Major League action at
third base
, playing two innings there for the Mets.
[4]
On August 8, 2006, he was designated for assignment. On November 28, 2006, Marrero was signed to a minor league deal by the St. Louis Cardinals. On May 21, 2007, Marrero was released by the
Memphis Redbirds
, the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate, after just one game.
Post-playing career
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In July 2011, Marrero was named the batting coach of the
Billings Mustangs
. Marrero was the manager of the
Arizona League Reds
for the 2013 season. On December 1, 2014, Marrero was named manager of the Reds Class A-Advanced affiliate, the
Daytona Tortugas
. Marrero was with the Tortugas until late in the 2017 season.
[5]
Personal life
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Marrero is the uncle of professional baseball players
Chris Marrero
[6]
and
Deven Marrero
.
[
citation needed
]
Marrero's son Elih was a 29th round pick by the
Cincinnati Reds
in the
2015 MLB draft
, but he elected to play
college baseball
at
Mississippi State
.
[6]
Elih later transferred to
St. Thomas University
in
Florida
, and was selected by the
Boston Red Sox
in the eighth round of the
2018 MLB draft
.
[7]
References
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- ^
"St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 0"
.
Retrosheet
. September 3, 2001.
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Callis, Jim (13 December 2003).
"Braves fill free-agent holes with Drew, Marrero"
.
Baseball America
. Retrieved
12 July
2010
.
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Gilbert, Steve (13 October 2013).
"Looking back at trade that sent Adam Wainwright to Cardinals"
.
.
MLB.com
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"New York Yankees 16, New York Mets 7"
.
Retrosheet
. July 2, 2006.
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Gray, Doug (January 16, 2018).
"Ricky Gutierrez to manage the Daytona Tortugas"
.
redsminorleagues.com
. Retrieved
March 24,
2018
.
- ^
a
b
Almeyda, Tony (June 27, 2016).
"Braves rewind: Whatever happened to...Eli Marrero?"
.
talkingchop.com
. Retrieved
March 24,
2018
.
- ^
Collins, Matt (June 5, 2018).
"Red Sox select Elih Marrero with their eighth round pick"
.
overthemonster.com
. Retrieved
June 5,
2018
.
External links
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