Luis Saturria | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1976 |
Birth Place: | San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 11 |
Debutyear: | 2000 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 5 |
Finalyear: | 2001 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .100 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 1 |
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Luis Arturo Saturria (born July 21, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (-).
Saturria was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent on March 5, . After hitting .274 with Single-A Peoria in, the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the 1997 Rule 5 draft, but returned him in spring training in . Assigned to the High-A Prince William Cannons of the Carolina League, he was named to the Carolina League All-Star team and batted .294 with 12 home runs and 73 RBI.
Saturria's best professional season came in for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers. He hit .274 with 20 home runs and 76 RBI and was selected to play for the World Team in the All-Star Futures Game. He also earned a September call up to the Cardinals. With the Cardinals, he went hitless in 5 at-bats. He had another brief stint in the majors in 2001, but spent all of in the minors. In, he played for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.