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

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for the

Dorados de Chihuahua The Dorados de Chihuahua (English: Chihuahua Goldens) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua. Their home ballpark is the Estadio Chihuahua. Established in 1940, the Dorados have played in the ...

of the

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. He has previously played in

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(NPB) for the

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Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Murillo was signed by the

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as an undrafted

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in 2002. In 2007, Murillo was loaned to the

of the

. In 2008, he was loaned to the

Sultanes de Monterrey The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball club in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Monterrey, Mexico. Established in 1939 as Carta Blanca, the Sultanes have won ten LMB titles, most recently in 2018. Fro ...

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, 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.

Sultanes de Monterrey

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.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

After his release, Murillo signed with the

. Murillo played in nine games for the Eagles, slashing .313/.405/.344 with one RBI and two stolen bases.

Sultanes de Monterrey (second stint)

On April 1, 2016, Murillo returned to the

of the

. On the year, he made 107 appearances for Monterrey, batting .303/.377/.419 with seven home runs, 44 RBI, and 16 stolen bases. The next season, Murillo slashed .287/.370/.397 with five home runs, 23 RBI, and five stolen bases in only 58 games. In 2018, Murillo notched 16 home runs, 70 RBI, and 12 stolen bases in 398 at-bats across 104 appearances. In the 2019 season, Murillo appeared in 108 games for Monterrey, batting .294/.365/.444 with 13 home runs, 71 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. Murillo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the

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Bravos de León

On April 16, 2021, Murillo was loaned to the

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of the

. In 30 appearances for León, he slashed .368/.429/.487 with two home runs, 17 RBI, and one stolen base.

Sultanes de Monterrey (third stint)

On June 27, 2021, Murillo was loaned back to the

. He made 14 appearances for Monterrey, hitting .404/.458/.577 with two home runs, 11 RBI, and one stolen base.

Toros de Tijuana

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

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of the

. Murillo made 52 appearances for Tijuana during the 2022 campaign, batting .289/.386/.387 with three home runs, 29 RBI, and three stolen bases.

Rieleros de Aguascalientes

On December 30, 2022, Murillo was traded to the

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of the

in exchange for IF Marc Flores. He played in 76 games for Aguascalientes in 2023, batting .252/.343/.312 with no home runs and 26 RBI.

Leones de Yucatán

On July 31, 2023, Murillo signed with the

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of the

. He appeared in only five games for the Leones, going 6–for–22 (.273) with two RBI.

Conspiradores de Querétaro

On November 30, 2023, Murillo was traded to the

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. He played in 16 games for Querétaro in 2024, slashing .250/.385/.346 with 10 RBI and four stolen bases.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On October 21, 2024, Murillo was traded to the

of the

. However, on November 8, Murillo was traded to the

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in exchange for Javier Erro. He made 50 appearances for Quintana Roo, batting .249/.321/.318 with two home runs, 14 RBI, and nine stolen bases. On June 21, 2025, Murillo was released by the Tigres.

Dorados de Chihuahua

On June 26, 2025, Murillo signed with the

of the

References

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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 Tijuana 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 Naranjeros de Hermosillo players Nippon Professional Baseball shortstops Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen Reno Aces players Rieleros de Aguascalientes players 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 World Baseball Classic players of Mexico