Jesús Delfin Merchán (born March 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop and current hitting coach for the GCL Marlins. Previously he played in the farm systems of the

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(2000–2005),

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(2005–2007), Seattle Mariners (2007), Arizona Diamondbacks (2008), Cleveland Indians (2009), Toronto Blue Jays (2010), Florida Marlins (2011),

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(2011) and San Diego Padres (2013). He also played in the

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for the Lancaster Barnstormers in 2012. Merchán was named as the hitting coach for the Batavia Muckdogs of the

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organization for the 2018 season. Merchán was named as the hitting coach for the GCL Marlins of the

organization for the 2019 season. Merchán played for the

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in the

2013 World Baseball Classic The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009. Unlike ...

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1981 births Living people Akron Aeros players Arizona League Indians players Baseball infielders Clearwater Threshers players Columbus Clippers players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Dunedin Blue Jays players Elizabethton Twins players Fort Myers Miracle players Gulf Coast Twins players Lakewood BlueClaws players Lancaster Barnstormers players Las Vegas 51s players Minor league baseball coaches Navegantes del Magallanes players New Orleans Zephyrs players Ottawa Lynx players Quad Cities River Bandits players Reading Phillies players Southern Maryland Blue Crabs players Baseball players from Maracay Tigres de Aragua players Trois-Rivières Aigles players Tucson Padres players Tucson Sidewinders players Venezuelan baseball coaches category:Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players 2013 World Baseball Classic players {{Baseball-shortstop-stub