Edwin Bellorín
Kansas City Royals — No. --
Catcher
Born: February 21, 1982 (1982-02-21) (age 27) San Félix, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 7, 2007 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Batting average	.200
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2007-2009)

Edwin Daniel Bellorín Morales (born February 21, 1982 in San Félix, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals organization

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

Bellorín was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 10, 1998, as an undrafted free agent. He spent six years in the Dodgers minor league system, never playing more than 100 games in a season. He declared free agency on October 15, 2006, and would later sign with the Colorado Rockies for the 2007 season. He began the year with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Rockies Triple-A affiliate. On August 6, 2007, he had his contract purchased by the big league club. He replaced struggling catcher Chris Ianetta on the Rockies' active roster.

On August 7, 2007, Bellorín played in his first MLB game, which was an 11-4 Rockies home win over the Milwaukee Brewers.^[1] He made one plate appearance, hitting into a double play, then injured his hamstring running to first base. He was placed on the disabled list afterwards.^[2]

On September 24, 2008, Bellorín recorded his first MLB hit, an infield single, off Billy Sadler in the top of the seventh inning of a Rockies 15-6 road victory over the San Francisco Giants.^[3][4]

Bellorín re-signed with the Rockies on January 14, 2009.^[5]

He was declared a minor league free agent on October 16, 2009.^[6]

[edit] Personal

Bellorín married long time girlfriend Tara on June 22, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or The Baseball Cube
• Bellorin lands on DL