Agustin Murillo Pineda (born May 5, 1982) is a Mexican

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for the

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of the

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. He has played in

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for the

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Career

Murillo was signed by the

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as an undrafted

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in 2002 for the baseball legend Jack Pierce. In 2007, Murillo was loaned to the

Dorados de Chihuahua Dorados de Chihuahua (English: Chihuahua Goldens) are a refounded baseball team from the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua. Recently, the Tuneros de San Luis moved to Chihuahua and took the Dorados namesake, which also brought the LMB (AAA ...

of the

. In 2008, he was loaned to the

Sultanes de Monterrey The Sultanes de Monterrey ( en, Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monterrey, Mexico. They compete in the Northern Division. The team also joined the Mexican Pacific League for the 2019–20 season f ...

of the

, where he was a candidate for

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. On May 15, 2009, Murillo was suspended 50 games after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Clenbuterol. On November 9, 2009, he elected free agency. At the time, Murillo had a career .275/.344/.399 batting line with 36 home runs and 236 RBI in 514 minor league games. On March 16, 2010, Murillo signed with the

of the

. He played in 99 games that season, batting .293/.392/.432 with 7 home runs and 48 RBI. In 2011 with Monterrey, Murillo slashed .301/.389/.438 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI. The next season he batted .282/.359/.416 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI. Appearing in 108 games in 2013, Murillo had a torrid batting line of .337/.427/.478 to go along with 10 home runs and 56 RBI. In 2014, Murillo hit .340/.417/.583 with a career-high 24 home runs and 95 RBI. In 2015, Murillo batted .279/.347/.420 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI before being released on August 6. After his release, Murillo signed with the

. Murillo played in 9 games for the Eagles, slashing .313/.405/.344 with 1 RBI. On April 1, 2016, Murillo returned to Monterrey, and batted .303/.377/.419 on the year. The next season, Murillo slashed .287/.370/.397 with 5 home runs and 23 RBI in only 58 games. In 2018, Murillo notched 16 home runs and 70 RBI in 398 at-bats. In the 2019 season, Murillo appeared in 108 games for Monterrey, batting .294/.365/.444 with 13 home runs and 17 RBI. Murillo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the

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. On April 16, 2021, Murillo was loaned to the

Bravos de León The Bravos de León (English: León Braves) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. History Cachorros de León (1979–80) Mexican League baseball in León began in 1979 when the Alijador ...

of the

. On June 27, Murillo was loaned back to the

. On September 27, 2021, Murillo, along with IF Amadeo Zazueta and P Nick Struck, were traded to the

Toros de Tijuana The Toros de Tijuana (or Tijuana Bulls) are a Mexican Baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They are members of the Mexican Baseball League and play their home games at Estadio Chevron. Team history Original Attempt The fran ...

of the

. On December 30, 2022, Murillo was traded to the

of the

in exchange for IF Marc Flores.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murillo, Agustin 1982 births Living people Águilas de Mexicali players Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Baseball players from Baja California Bravos de León players Dorados de Chihuahua players Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican expatriate baseball players in Japan Mexican League baseball third basemen Missoula Osprey players Mobile BayBears players Nippon Professional Baseball shortstops Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen Reno Aces players Sportspeople from Tijuana South Bend Silver Hawks players Sultanes de Monterrey players Tennessee Smokies players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Toros de Tijuana players Yaquis de Obregón players 2009 World Baseball Classic players Pan American Games competitors for Mexico