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He immediately demonstrated his major-league talent: His coach said he would dive at any ball that came his way and quickly jump up to fire off a hard throw. At 15, Renteria was signed by the Marlins. From to , he played in the Marlins farm system. Baseball America ranked him 51st among major-league prospects before the season and 33rd before the season. During his time in the minor leagues, Renteria was known to be reserved with his teammates, though he did speak English.
He made his major-league debut on May 10 against the Colorado Rockies, entering the game as part of a double switch in the ninth inning. Renteria made his first start on May 18, , at Wrigley Field.
Facing Steve Trachsel with one out in the top of first, Renteria hit an 0-and-1 offering to left field for his first major-league hit. He started slowly, but showed enough for the Marlins to shift Abbott to second base upon his return. As his first major-league summer wore on, Renteria heated up, going on a game hitting streak from July 25 to August Unhappy with low attendance, Marlins owner Wayne Huizenga decided to construct a team capable of winning the World Series.
Renteria started the season slowly, though there were highlights for him during the first two months of the season.
On April 5 he hit an inside-the-park home run to tie a game against Cincinnati and won the game with an RBI single in the 11th inning.
From May 13 to May 29, Renteria had a game hitting streak. He performed better as the season went along, but failed to match his rookie-season batting prowess, finishing at. In the World Series, the Marlins and the Cleveland Indians alternated wins and losses for the first six games, setting up a winner-take-all Game Seven, in Miami. Renteria got two hits in his first four at-bats, including a double in the first inning. In the bottom of the 11th the Marlins put the leadoff man aboard and sacrificed him to second.
After an intentional walk and a force play at the plate, Renteria came up with two men out and the bases loaded. He hit an 0-and-1 pitch from Charles Nagy between the shortstop and second baseman to win the World Series for the Marlins. In the aftermath of the hit, Renteria was hailed as a hero in South Florida, but the greatest acclaim came from his native Colombia, where he became a national hero overnight. Renteria approached his newfound fame with humility, believing that he was not a hero, but just an athlete representing his country.
Renteria spent the offseason at home in Barranquilla, basking in the aftermath of his shining moment. Immediately after the season, the Marlins began dismantling their championship team. As a result, expectations for were not high. Renteria began the season where he finished the season: batting second and playing shortstop. The Marlins won on Opening Day, but proceeded to lose 11 straight games.
By the All-Star break, Florida was Renteria was the only Marlin selected for the All-Star Game. Both he and the Marlins performed worse during the second half of the season. He finished with a. The Marlins finished with a record, becoming the first defending World Series champion to finish dead last in their division.
After the season, the Marlins traded Renteria to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals had coveted him for over a year, and were willing to pay a premium, giving up minor-league shortstop Pablo Ozuna and minor-league pitchers Braden Looper and Armando Almanza.
Expectations for Renteria were high given his strong performance in his early 20s for the Marlins. On Opening Day , Renteria started at shortstop and batted leadoff for the Cardinals, going 0-for
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