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 | |||
| KT Wiz – No. 49 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 30, 1988 Cartagena, Colombia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 7.36 | ||
| Strikeouts | 14 | ||
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Sugar Ray Marimón (born September 30, 1988) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the KT Wiz of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO). 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]
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
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