Marco Scútaro
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Marcos Hernandez Scútaro (Senor Clutch)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 170-185 lb.
- High School Frederico Quiroz High School
- Born October 30, 1975 in San Felipe, Yaracuy Venezuela
[edit] Biographical Information
Marco Scutaro signed a free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox on December 4, 2009 and has been their starting shortstop since 2010.
On September 22, 2006, the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels were locked in a pennant race. The game that day ran to the 12th inning, and when the Athletics got a man on third base with one out in the bottom of the inning, the Angels brought in Chone Figgins from the outfield to play as a fifth infielder, to try to prevent Marco Scútaro from driving the man home. The count ran to 0-2, but he hit the ball into the outfield, scoring the run. It was his eighth time through 2006 that he had the game-ending at-bat.
Dates of Scutaro's walk-off hits: June 26, 2004; August 25, 2004; April 27, 2005; June 15, 2005; July 27, 2005; April 4, 2006; September 22, 2006; April 15, 2007
He was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for two minor leagues after the 2007 season. He started 2008 as a utility player, but hit well enough that manager Cito Gaston would not take him out of the starting line-up after he took over for John Gibbons. Scutaro ended up playing in a career-high 145 games, hitting .267 with 77 runs scored while splitting time almost equally among second base, third base and shortstop. Not venturing far from where he would play in the regular season, he played on the "home turf" at Rogers Centre as a member of the Venezuelan team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He then went on to have his best season for the Blue Jays in 2009. Starting at shortstop and acting as the team's lead-off hitter, he collected 162 hits and drew 90 walks to score a career-high 100 runs. He was not just a slap hitter, slugging 35 doubles and 12 homes during the season. He became a free agent at the end of the year and signed with the Boston Red Sox.
He is married with two children. He enjoyed playing baseball and soccer growing up.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (2009)
