Enrique Wilson Marte is a former Major League Baseball

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 infielder

Infielder

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. He batted switch and threw right-handed.

In his eight-season career, Wilson played with the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 (1997–2000), Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 (2000–2001), New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 (2001–2004), and the Chicago Cubs

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 (2005).

Versatile around the diamond, Wilson had a rather mobile career playing (mostly as a backup) at second base

Second baseman

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, third

Third baseman

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 and shortstop

Shortstop

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. Wilson was known to play hitters well and with a strong arm, had some pop in his bat, and would run occasionally, but did not to try to steal

Stolen base

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 very often.

Wilson is a career .244 hitter with 22 home run

Home run

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s, with three grand slams, and 141 RBI

Run batted in

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 in 555 games. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles

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 to a minor-league contract before the 2005 season.

In 2001, he was scheduled to be on American Airlines Flight 587

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 that crashed in a New York City neighborhood. However, when the Yankees lost the 2001 World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks and there was no victory parade, Wilson flew home a few days earlier and was not on the flight.

In 2003, Wilson was involved in an incident where Manny Ramirez

Manny Ramírez

Manuel "Manny" Arístides Ramírez Onelcida is a retired Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder. He was recognized for great batting skill and power, a nine-time Silver Slugger and one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. Ramirez's 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 28...

 missed a game claiming to have a sore throat, but was later found to actually have been partying in a hotel room with Wilson. At the time, Wilson played for the rival New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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.

During Wilson's time with the Yankees, he was often placed in the lineup over superior players when the team faced Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 ace Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martínez

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. This was due to his inexplicable ability to hit Martinez well over his career. In 25 at-bats, Wilson had a .440 career batting average against Martinez.

In 2006, Wilson played for the Boston Red Sox's Triple-A team the Pawtucket Red Sox

Pawtucket Red Sox

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 and retired in August.

Sources

• The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer. Publisher: Sterling Publishing, 2005. Format: Paperback, 1824pp. Language: English. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3
• Baseball Library