Sugar Ray Marimón Explained

Sugar Ray Marimón
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:30 September 1988
Birth Place:Bocagrande, Cartagena, Colombia
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 14
Debutyear:2015
Debutteam:Atlanta Braves
Debut2league:KBO
Debut2date:April 1
Debut2year:2016
Debut2team:KT Wiz
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 25
Finalyear:2015
Finalteam:Atlanta Braves
Final2league:KBO
Final2date:June 11
Final2year:2016
Final2team:KT Wiz
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:7.36
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:14
Stat4label:WHIP
Stat4value:1.71
Stat2year:June 11, 2016
Stat2league:KBO
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:6–4
Stat22label:Earned run average
Stat22value:5.23
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:45
Stat24label:WHIP
Stat24value:1.44
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Sugar Ray Marimón (born September 30, 1988) is a Colombian former professional baseball pitcher. He has played for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the KT Wiz of the KBO League.

Career

Kansas City Royals

Marimón signed with Kansas City Royals' scout Mike Toomey for approximately $25,000 and played in the organization from 2007 to 2014.[1]

Atlanta Braves

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]

KT Wiz

He signed with the KBO's KT Wiz in November 2015.[6] He was released on July 10, 2016. Marimón represented Colombia at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[7]

Personal

Marimón is the second cousin of pitcher Julio Teherán.[8] Both played for the Atlanta Braves during the 2015 MLB season.

Notes and References

  1. News: Kurkjian. Tim. Tim Kurkjian. A scout's life in Colombia. April 14, 2015. ESPN.com. January 20, 2011.
  2. News: Eddy. Matt. Minor League Transactions: Oct. 31-Nov. 6. April 14, 2015. Baseball America. November 10, 2014.
  3. News: Bowman. Mark. Schlehuber among 3 reassigned to Minors camp. May 7, 2015. MLB.com. March 23, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518071404/http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/114441354/braves-catcher-braeden-schlehuber-among-three-reassigned-to-minor-league-camp. May 18, 2015.
  4. News: Bowman. Mark. After another wild outing, Jaime designated. April 14, 2015. MLB.com. April 13, 2015.
  5. News: Bowman. Mark. Sugar Ray debuts with bullpen-saving effort. April 15, 2015. MLB.com. April 14, 2015.
  6. News: Three KBO clubs sign new foreign players. December 12, 2015. The Korea Herald. November 16, 2015.
  7. News: Neumann. Thomas. Julio Teheran proud to pitch second for Colombia, regardless of opponent. March 12, 2017. ESPN.com. March 11, 2017.
  8. News: Atlanta Braves - PlayerWatch. April 16, 2015. Reuters. April 15, 2015.