Sugar Ray Marimón
| Sugar Ray Marimón | |||
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 Marimón during his tenure with the Omaha Storm Chasers, triple-A affiliates of the Kansas City Royals, in 2015 | |||
| Free agent | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 30, 1988 Cartagena, Colombia | |||
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| 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 professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Marimón signed with Kansas City Royals' scout Mike Toomey for approximately $25,000 and played in the organization from 2007 to 2014.[1] 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] He signed with the KBO's KT Wiz in November 2015.[6] He was released on July 10, 2016.
Personal
Marimón is the second cousin of Braves pitcher Julio Teherán.[7] Both played for the team during the 2015 MLB season.
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 13, 2015). "After another wild outing, Jaime designated". MLB.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 14, 2015). "Sugar Ray debuts with bullpen-saving effort". MLB.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Three KBO clubs sign new foreign players". The Korea Herald. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Atlanta Braves - PlayerWatch". Reuters. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- sugar on Twitter
- Tw:sugarmarimon on Instagram