Marco Scutaro

Marco Scutaro
Scutaro during the 2012 San Francisco Giants World Champions Homecoming Parade
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1975-10-30) October 30, 1975 (age 48)
San Felipe, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 21, 2002, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
July 24, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.277
Home runs77
Runs batted in509
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Marcos Scutaro, better known as Marco Scutaro,[1] (/ˈsktər/; born October 30, 1975) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. He bats and throws right-handed. Scutaro made his major league debut with the New York Mets in 2002, and subsequently played for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants. Scutaro was named the most valuable player of the 2012 National League Championship Series while with the Giants; he and the team then won the 2012 World Series over the Detroit Tigers.

Scutaro was one of the primary subjects of the 2005 documentary A Player to be Named Later.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference MLB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gloria, Justin (December 24, 2014). "MLB News: Marco Scutaro Has Back Surgery, Baseball Career Still Up In The Air". International Business Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.