Sugar Ray Marimón
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Marimón with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: September 30, 1988 Bocagrande, Cartagena, Colombia | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 14, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
| KBO: April 1, 2016, for the KT Wiz | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: September 25, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
| KBO: June 11, 2016, for the KT Wiz | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 7.36 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| WHIP | 1.71 | ||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 6–4 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.23 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| WHIP | 1.44 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Sugar Ray Marimón (born September 30, 1988) is a Colombian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, and in the KBO League for the KT Wiz.
Career
Kansas City Royals
On November 20, 2006, Marimón signed with Kansas City Royals' scout Mike Toomey for approximately $25,000.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Royals. Marimón spent the next two seasons at the rookie-level. He struggled to an 0-2 record and 11.98 ERA in six games for the Burlington Royals in 2008; in 2009, he logged a 3-3 record and 5.78 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 15 games (13 starts) for the Idaho Falls Chukars.[2]
Marimón spent the following two seasons at the Single-A level. He made 14 starts for the Burlington Bees in 2010, posting a 2-6 record and 5.91 ERA with 50 strikeouts; in 13 starts for the Kane County Cougars, he logged a 3-5 record and 3.68 ERA with 54 strikeouts.[3] Marimón split the 2012 campaign between the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks and Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals. In 26 appearances (21 starts) for the two affiliates, he posted a cumulative 7-8 record and 3.34 ERA with 96 strikeouts and one save across 134+2⁄3 innings pitched.[4]
Marimón returned to Northwest Arkansas in 2013, registering a 6-14 record and 4.31 ERA with 119 strikeouts across 27 games (26 starts).[5] He split the 2014 season between Idaho Falls, Northwest Arkansas, and the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, accumulating a combined 5-6 record and 3.19 ERA with 84 strikeouts in 22 games (21 starts).[6]
Atlanta Braves
On November 4, 2014, Marimón signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.[7] Marimón was invited to spring training, but did not make the Opening Day roster.[8] On April 13, 2015, Marimón was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] He debuted the next day, throwing four innings against the Miami Marlins in relief of Trevor Cahill.[10] Marimón made 16 appearances for the Braves during his rookie campaign, but struggled to an 0-1 record and 7.36 ERA with 14 strikeouts across 25+2⁄3 innings pitched.[11]
KT Wiz
On November 16, 2015, Marimón signed with the KT Wiz of the KBO League.[12] He made 12 starts for the Wiz in 2016, posting a 6-4 record and 5.23 ERA with 45 strikeouts over 62 innings of work. Marimón was released by the team on July 10, 2016.
Marimón represented Colombia at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[13]
Personal
Marimón is the second cousin of pitcher Julio Teherán.[14] Both played for the Atlanta Braves during the 2015 MLB season.
References
- ^ Kurkjian, Tim (January 20, 2011). "A scout's life in Colombia". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Marimon Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Marimon - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Marimon - Baseball Statistics". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Marimon Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Five Future Royals to Keep an Eye On". bleedingroyalblue.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (November 10, 2014). "Minor League Transactions: Oct. 31-Nov. 6". Baseball America. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (March 23, 2015). "Schlehuber among 3 reassigned to Minors camp". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (April 13, 2015). "After another wild outing, Jaime designated". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (April 14, 2015). "Sugar Ray debuts with bullpen-saving effort". MLB.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Marimon 2015 pitching Stats Per Game". espn.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Three KBO clubs sign new foreign players". The Korea Herald. November 16, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Neumann, Thomas (March 11, 2017). "Julio Teheran proud to pitch second for Colombia, regardless of opponent". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves - PlayerWatch". Reuters. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- sugar on Twitter
- Tw:sugarmarimon on Instagram