Luis Saturria Explained

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
Teams:

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.