Édinson Rentería
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| Édinson Rentería | |
|---|---|
| Infielder / manager | |
| Born: April 7, 1968 Barranquilla, Colombia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| CPBL debut | |
| May 9, 1992, for the Brother Elephants | |
| Last CPBL appearance | |
| August 19, 1992, for the Brother Elephants | |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Batting average | .239 |
| Hits | 16 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Édinson Rafael Rentería Herazo (born April 7, 1968) is a Colombian professional baseball executive and former player and manager. Originally signed by the Houston Astros organization, he played one season with the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, and with several teams in the Mexican League.
Rentería was previously the president of the Colombian Professional Baseball League. He also owns two teams in the league, the Leones de Barranquilla and the Tigres de Cartagena.[1][2] Since 2025, he has served on the board of the Colombian Baseball Federation.[3]
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, Rentería's two brothers, Evert and Édgar Rentería, also played affiliated baseball, with Édgar eventually debuting with the Florida Marlins.[4] As a youth, Édinson Rentería worked as a street vendor to support his family.[5] He signed with the Houston Astros, debuting with the Gulf Coast Astros in 1985. He made it as high as Triple-A, posting a .291/.339/.336 slash line with the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League in 1990. In 1991, his final season with the Astros organization, he split time between Double-A Jackson and High-A Osceola, combining for a .283 average.[6]
Rentería went to the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1992, appearing in 27 games for the Brother Elephants and posting a .239/.316/.284 slash line. The next year, he signed with the expansion Florida Marlins, again reaching the Triple-A level with the Edmonton Trappers, where he hit .265.[6] After leaving the Marlins organization, he went to the Mexican League, where he played with the Tigres Capitalinos, hitting .335 in 1994, and the Piratas de Campeche and El Águila de Veracruz, where hi hit .300 in 1995.[6]