Luis Enrique Terrero Garcia (born May 18, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Terrero debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2003 and remained with the team until 2005. He has also played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2006 and the Chicago White Sox in 2007. In his first game for the White Sox, Terrero hit a home run. Terrero is one of the most recent victims of the hidden ball trick; he fell for the trick on August 10, 2005, during a game against the Florida Marlins.

Luis Terrero
Terrero batting for the White Sox in 2007
Outfielder
Born: (1980-05-18) May 18, 1980 (age 44)
Barahona, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 10, 2003, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
NPB: March 30, 2012, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last appearance
MLB: September 30, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox
NPB: June 5, 2012, for the Rakuten Golden Eagles
MLB statistics
Batting average.234
Home runs14
Runs batted in52
NPB statistics
Batting Average.153
Home Runs1
Runs batted in7
Teams

On October 3, 2007, the Chicago White Sox outrighted Terrero to the minor leagues. However, he declined the assignment and became a free agent. Terrero returned to the Baltimore Orioles organization after signing a minor league contract before the 2008 season.

He won the MVP award during the 2011 Mexican League season while playing with the Diablos Rojos del México.[1]

Signed a 2012 Minor league contract with Colorado Rockies November and was released from his minor league contract on December 9, 2011.

Terrero signed with the Joplin Blasters of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball for the 2016 season.

References

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  1. ^ "2011 - The Mexican League issues its awards for the season". This Day in Baseball. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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