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Consummate pro Renteria debuts on Hall ballot
- Updated: November 22, 2016
On a team laden with veteran leaders, he was the unofficial captain. In a lineup loaded with superstars, he was the man they wanted at the plate in the biggest situations.
Edgar Renteria was rarely one of baseball’s most heralded players, but for the bulk of his 16 seasons in the big leagues, he was one of the game’s best. Five times an All-Star, twice a World Series champion, Renteria is now on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.
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Renteria is best known for his six seasons in St. Louis, when he turned promise into stardom and was a core member of four postseason teams. But he pushed teams toward championships throughout his career. At 21, in his second big league season, he knocked the game-winning hit for the Marlins in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series. At 34, in his second-to-last year, he was World Series MVP for the champion Giants.
A lifetime .286 hitter, Renteria amassed 2,327 base hits and scored 1,200 runs. He won two Gold …
