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[[Image:Wosm-sweden-nsf.gif|thumb|right|130px|The emblem of the NSF Scouts in Sweden]]'''Nykterhetsrörelsens Scoutförbund''' (NSF), ''The Temperance Guide and Scout Association'' is a [[scouting]] organization in [[Sweden]] with 5,000 members.
'''Edgar Enrique Rentería''' [ren-ter-EE-ah] (born [[August 7]], [[1975]] in [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]) is a [[shortstop]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who plays for the [[Atlanta Braves]] (as of [[2006 in baseball|2006]]). He bats and throws [[right-handed]].[[Image:xBurWW4R.jpg]]
==ProfileExternal link==
*[http://www.nsf.scout.se/ NSF.Scout.se] (official site - non-English)
At the plate, Rentería has a short stroke and drives the ball with extra-base power to all fields. On the bases, he reads [[pitcher|pitchers']] moves well, and he usually gets very good jumps, which account for his good [[stolen base]] totals. He also is the kind of basestealer who does his thing when it means the most. He is a hard-nosed player, adept at breaking up [[double play]]s. Rentería has superior range in the field. He has fluid range and soft hands, and, equipped with a strong arm and good reactions, he turns the double play with ease.
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Signed to a 4 year $40,000,000 contract with the Boston Redsox in 2004. December 8th, 2005 was traded to the Atlanta Braves for 3B Andy Marte and cash considerations.
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==Highlights==
* 4-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] (1998, [[2000 in baseball|2000]], 2003-04)
* Two-time [[Gold Glove Award]] winner ([[2002 in baseball|2002]]-03)
==Lowlights==
The 2005 season was a disappointing one for Renteria. Replacing fan favorite short stop Orlando Cabrera, who had jump started the World Series winning team the year before, and Nomar Garciapara before him, was not an easy job. Renteria was a highly toted free agent coming into one of the leagues biggest markets with perhaps the most critical fans and media. Renteria struggled both at the plate and in the field. He batted just .276 and had only 8 homeruns. In the field he had a career high 30 errors which led the league. He had won the [[Gold Glove]] in both 2002 and 2003. The disappointing season led to the media and fans criticizing Renteria. One famous case is that by BostonDirtDogs.com. A parody of the peptobismal commercial slogan "nausua, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diahrea" was changed to "nausua, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, Renteria."
Following the 2005 season, the Red Sox traded Renteria to the Atlanta Braves for third baseman prospect [[Andy Marte]].
==Referneces==
*[http://www.baseballreference.com/r/renteed01.shtml Baseball Reference.com: Edgar Renteria]
*[http://bostondirtdogs.com/ BostonDirtDogs.com]
==See also==
* [[List of NL Gold Glove Winners at Shortstop|NL Gold Glove winners at shortstop]]
* [[List of players from Colombia in Major League Baseball|Players from Colombia in MLB]]
== External links==
*Edgar Rentería at:
**[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Renteria_Edgar.stm Baseball Library (biography)]
**[http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/renteed01.shtml Baseball Reference (statistics and analysis)]
**[http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5602 ESPN (profile and daily updates)]
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