Sugar Ray Marimón
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| Sugar Ray Marimón | |
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 Marimón with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2015 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 30, 1988 Bocagrande, Cartagena, Colombia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 14, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| KBO: April 1, 2016, for the KT Wiz | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 25, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| KBO: June 11, 2016, for the KT Wiz | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 7.36 |
| Strikeouts | 14 |
| WHIP | 1.71 |
| KBO statistics (through June 11, 2016) | |
| Win–loss record | 6–4 |
| Earned run average | 5.23 |
| Strikeouts | 45 |
| WHIP | 1.44 |
| Teams | |
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Sugar Ray Marimón (born September 30, 1988) is a Colombian former professional baseball pitcher. He has played for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the KT Wiz of the KBO League.
Career
[edit]Kansas City Royals
[edit]Marimón signed with Kansas City Royals' scout Mike Toomey for approximately $25,000 and played in the organization from 2007 to 2014.[1]
Atlanta Braves
[edit]Prior to the 2015 season he signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.[2] Marimón was invited to spring training, but did not make the opening day roster.[3]
Marimón was called up to the majors for the first time on April 13, 2015.[4] He debuted the next day, throwing four innings against the Miami Marlins in relief of Trevor Cahill.[5]
KT Wiz
[edit]He signed with the KBO's KT Wiz in November 2015.[6] He was released on July 10, 2016. Marimón represented Colombia at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[7]
Personal
[edit]Marimón is the second cousin of pitcher Julio Teherán.[8] Both played for the Atlanta Braves during the 2015 MLB season.
References
[edit]- ^ Kurkjian, Tim (January 20, 2011). "A scout's life in Colombia". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (November 10, 2014). "Minor League Transactions: Oct. 31-Nov. 6". Baseball America. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (March 23, 2015). "Schlehuber among 3 reassigned to Minors camp". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (April 13, 2015). "After another wild outing, Jaime designated". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (April 14, 2015). "Sugar Ray debuts with bullpen-saving effort". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Three KBO clubs sign new foreign players". The Korea Herald. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Neumann, Thomas (March 11, 2017). "Julio Teheran proud to pitch second for Colombia, regardless of opponent". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves - PlayerWatch". Reuters. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- sugar on Twitter
- Tw:sugarmarimon on Instagram
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