Chris Marrero

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Chris Marrero

|image = 170624 Chris Marrero.jpg

|caption = Marrero with the Orix Buffaloes

|team =

|number =

|position = Outfielder / First baseman

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|2}}

|birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = August 27

|debutyear = 2011

|debutteam = Washington Nationals

|debut2league = NPB

|debut2date = June 9

|debut2year = 2017

|debut2team = Orix Buffaloes

|finalleague=MLB

|finaldate=April 23

|finalyear=2017

|finalteam=San Francisco Giants

|final2league=NPB

|final2date=September 29

|final2year=2019

|final2team=Orix Buffaloes

|statyear =

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Batting average

|stat1value = .232

|stat2label = Home runs

|stat2value = 1

|stat3label = Runs batted in

|stat3value = 16

| stat2year =

|stat2league = NPB

| stat21label = Batting average

| stat21value = .243

| stat22label = Home runs

| stat22value = 33

| stat23label = Runs batted in

| stat23value = 90

|teams =

Washington Nationals ({{mlby|2011}}, {{mlby|2013}})
San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|2017}})
Orix Buffaloes ({{npby|2017}}–{{npby|2019}})

}}

Christopher Marrero (born July 2, 1988) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played for the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball (MLB) and for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Professional career

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= Washington Nationals =

A 2006 graduate of Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami, Florida, Marrero was selected by the Washington Nationals with the 15th overall pick in the 2006 amateur draft and signed for a bonus of $1.625 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062601354.html|title=Marrero Signs On With the Nationals|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Barry Svrluga|date=June 27, 2006|access-date=April 22, 2014}} Marrero and former teammate Gio González briefly played together during their high school years at Pace when González transferred there in 2004.

Marrero spent the 2006 season with the GCL Nationals, Washington's affiliate in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. In 2007, he played with the Hagerstown Suns and was promoted midway through the season to the Potomac Nationals], the high A team of the Nationals . He began the 2008 season with the extended spring training team from the Washington Nationals and eventually ended up playing for the Potomac Nationals again. His second minor league season was cut short when he suffered a broken right fibula on 18 June 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/22/top-prospect-out-for-season-after-leg-injury/ |title=Top prospect out for season after leg injury |date=June 22, 2008 |access-date=August 27, 2011 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019042742/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/22/top-prospect-out-for-season-after-leg-injury/ |url-status=live }}

Marrero was called up to the majors for the first time on August 27, 2011.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/chris-marrero-arrives-with-the-nationals/2011/08/27/gIQAQvwOjJ_blog.html|title=Chris Marrero arrives with the Nationals |author=Adam Kilgore|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 27, 2011|access-date=August 27, 2011}} He was outrighted off the Nationals roster on October 24, 2013.

= Baltimore Orioles =

Marrero signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles on December 10, 2013.

= Chicago White Sox =

Marrero signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox on June 5, 2015, after starting the 2015 season with the Somerset Patriots. He was released by the White Sox on August 6, 2015.

= Boston Red Sox =

On August 14, 2015, the Boston Red Sox signed Marrero to a minor league contract. He started 2016 with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, where he won the International League Home Run Derby, and also earned MVP honors in the league's 4–2 victory over the Pacific Coast League at the Triple-A All-Star Game.[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-189621208 Marrero caps magical week with MVP effort]. MiLB.com. Retrieved on July 14, 2016. He played the 2015 and 2016 seasons with his cousin, infielder Deven Marrero. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.{{Cite web|title=Minor League Free Agents 2016|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2016/?amphtml|access-date=2023-05-29|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}

= San Francisco Giants =

On November 10, 2016, Marrero signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.{{cite web|title=Minor MLB Transactions: 11/10/16|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/giants-sign-chris-marrero.html|last=Adams|first=Steve|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=November 10, 2016|access-date=November 10, 2016}} After a strong spring training, he was named to the Giants' 25-man opening day roster for 2017.{{cite news|last=Haft|first=Chris|title=Chris Marrero makes Giants' Opening Day roster|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/chris-marrero-makes-giants-opening-day-roster-c221825584|work=MLB.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}} On April 14, 2017, he hit his first major league home run off Tyler Anderson of the Colorado Rockies.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/chris-marrero-hits-1st-major-league-homer-c224460510 |title=Chris Marrero hits 1st Major League homer |first=Michael |last=Wagaman |date=April 15, 2017 |work=MLB.com}} He was designated for assignment on April 24.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/prospect-christian-arroyo-called-up-by-giants-c226258960 |title=Giants No. 2 prospect Arroyo makes MLB debut |first=Chris |last=Haft |date=April 24, 2017 |work=MLB.com}}

= Orix Buffaloes =

On May 24, 2017, Marrero signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/05/chris-marrero-signs-japan-npb-orix-buffaloes.html|title = Chris Marrero to Sign with Japan's Orix Buffaloes}} Marrero resigned with the Orix Buffaloes for the 2018 season.

On December 2, 2019, he became a free agent.{{ cite web | url=http://npb.jp/announcement/2019/pn_released.html | title=2019年度自由契約選手 | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | language=ja | access-date=December 22, 2019 }}

Personal life

Marrero is the nephew of former major-leaguer Eli Marrero.{{cite web |url=https://www.talkingchop.com/2016/6/27/12037928/braves-rewind-whatever-happened-to-eli-marrero |title=Braves rewind: Whatever happened to...Eli Marrero? |first=Tony |last=Almeyda |website=talkingchop.com |date=June 27, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2018}} He has three other family members in professional baseball: his brother Christian Marrero, his cousin Deven Marrero,{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Emily |date=June 9, 2016 |title=Marrero cousins teaming up for Pawtucket |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2016/06/09/marrero-cousins-teaming-for-pawtucket/wR2BgpwqLbaJ6qZqPYSxpK/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121164226/https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2016/06/09/marrero-cousins-teaming-for-pawtucket/wR2BgpwqLbaJ6qZqPYSxpK/story.html |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |access-date=March 24, 2018 |newspaper=The Boston Globe}} and his cousin Elih Marrero, Eli's son.{{Cite web |title=Elih Marrero - Baseball |url=https://hailstate.com/sports/baseball/roster/elih-marrero/4086 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Mississippi State |language=en}}