Edgar Enrique Renterķa (born August 7, 1975 in
Barranquilla, Colombia) is a shortstop in Major
League Baseball who plays for the Detroit Tigers. He
is also the first Colombian to play in the World
Series.
Renterķa has a compact swing and drives the ball to
all fields. He is a patient, fundamentally-sound
hitter, particularly adept at driving the ball to
the right side. Like most hitters with the innate
ability to hit the other way, Renteria has spent
most of his career batting second in lineups. On the
bases, he reads pitchers' moves well, usually
getting good jumps which account for his consistent
stolen base totals. Although widely regarded a shy
person, Renteria often takes time out of his busy
life to meet with fans and sign autographs. This
fan-friendly nature, in fact, inspired a group of
Atlanta fans to dress up in egg costumes, calling
themselves Edgar's Eggs.
During his early years with the Florida Marlins,
Edgar Renteria was known as "The Barranquilla Baby"
because of his hometown.
