Eli Marrero Notable

b. November 17, 1973 · St. Louis Cardinals 1997–2003, Atlanta Braves 2004, Kansas City Royals 2005, Baltimore Orioles 2005, Colorado Rockies 2006, New York Mets 2006

Eli Marrero played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1997 and closing with the New York Mets in 2006.

Across 724 games he batted .243, with 463 hits and 262 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 99 doubles and 56 stolen bases.

He played 346 games behind the plate, with 1,738 putouts and 24 errors. He turned 24 double plays. He also played 274 games in the outfield.

He was born in Havana, La Habana, Cuba on November 17, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1997	STL	17	45	4	11	2	0	2	7	2	13	4	.244
1998	STL	83	254	28	62	18	1	4	20	28	42	6	.244
1999	STL	114	317	32	61	13	1	6	34	18	56	11	.192
2000	STL	53	102	21	23	3	1	5	17	9	16	5	.225
2001	STL	86	203	37	54	11	3	6	23	15	36	6	.266
2002	STL	131	397	63	104	19	1	18	66	40	72	14	.262
2003	STL	41	107	10	24	4	2	2	20	7	18	0	.224
2004	ATL	90	250	37	80	18	1	10	40	23	50	4	.320
2005	BAL/KCR	54	138	19	25	7	2	7	19	11	38	1	.181
2006	COL/NYM	55	93	11	19	4	0	6	15	15	31	5	.204
Career	—	724	1906	262	463	99	12	66	261	168	372	56	.243

On this day & linked events

1973

Born November 17, 1973

Havana, La Habana, Cuba

1997

Major-league debut: Eli Marrero

Eli Marrero made a major-league debut on September 3, 1997.

2006

Final major-league game: Eli Marrero

Eli Marrero played a final major-league game on August 8, 2006.

Image: Bryan Green, CC BY-SA 2.0