Iván Martín Terrazas Magaña (born 11 November 1983) is a Mexican former professional

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. After playing in the

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minor league system for six years, Terrazas spent sixteen seasons in the

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(LMB), fourteen of them with the

Diablos Rojos del México The Diablos Rojos del Mexico (English: Mexico Red Devils) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Mexico City, Mexico. The team was founded in 1940 by Salvador Lutteroth and Ernesto Carmona. The Diablos Rojos play their ho ...

, where he retired after playing a single game in 2022. Terrazas represented

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, winning the bronze medal at the

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Early life

Terrazas was born on 11 November 1982 in

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. His father, Martín Terrazas, played professional baseball in the

during eight seasons (from 1973 to 1980) as a catcher, spending most of his career with the

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. Iván started playing baseball in the Liga Tranviarios, a youth baseball league in Mexico City.

Professional career

Atlanta Braves

Terrazas was signed by the

organization in 2002 and was assigned to the

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, where he played during 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he was promoted to the

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where he batted .282/.312/.462 with four home runs and 20 RBI in 37 games. In 2005, he played for the

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of the

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, hitting .277/.299/.365 with three home runs and 41 RBI.

Acereros de Monclova

In 2006, Terrazas was signed by the

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of the

(LMB). He batted .338/.387 /.545 with 30 doubles, 80 runs, 13 home runs and 53 RBI in 94 games. That year he also appeared in 16 games for the

Mississippi Braves The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they were referred to locally, were a Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson, from 2005 to 2024. They were the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and competed in ...

and in ten games for the

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. Terrazas won the 2006

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, sharing the honor with Salvador Robles, pitcher for the

. In 2007, Terrazas appeared in 73 games with the Acereros, batting .304/.349/.496 with 82 hits, 44 RBI and nine home runs. He also played five games with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, hitting .200/.250/.200. At the end of the season, Terrazas was released by the Braves and subsequently signed with the Diablos Rojos del México.

Diablos Rojos del México

In the first game of the 2008 season, in his first turn at bat with the Diablos, Terrazas hit a home run that allowed Daniel Fernández to score his 1,837th career run, which turned out to be his last, as he retired after the game. He finished the 2008 season recording a .325 batting average with 109 hits, eight home runs, and 50 RBI in 335 at bats across 95 games. That year, the Diablos Rojos won the Mexican League championship after defeating 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 ...

4–1 in the championship series. From 2008 to 2018, with the exception of 2013 when he was injured, Terrazas maintained a batting average over .300 each year. In 2014, the Diablos won the North Division of the Mexican League and faced the

Pericos de Puebla The Pericos de Puebla (English: Puebla Parrots) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Puebla. Their home ballpark is the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán. Established in 1938, the Pericos have won five Mexican League ...

in the

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, the LMB championship series. The Diablos swept the Pericos in four games, securing the sixteenth title in the franchise's history. That year, Terrazas batted .325/.375/.447 with 98 hits, 17 doubles, six home runs and 38 RBI in 84 games. In 2015, Terrazas was chosen as the team's captain. In 2016, he recorded his 1000th career hit. Terrazas announced his retirement on 12 April 2022, prior to the beginning of the 2022 season. He played his last game with the Diablos Rojos on 26 April, where ''el México'' defeated the

Mariachis de Guadalajara The Mariachis de Guadalajara ( English: Guadalajara Mariachis) were a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Zapopan, Jalisco, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area. Their home ballpark was the Estadio Panamericano, with a capaci ...

. During the game, his 996th professional appearance, he hit his 1,140th career hit and scored his 575th run.

International career

Terrazas was selected to represent

at the

, where the team won the bronze medal. He appeared in four games, recording three hits, six runs, one RBI and a .333 batting average. He also participated in the

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, appearing in eight games and recording four runs, eight hits, six RBI, two home runs, and a .320 batting average over 25 at bats.

Post-retirement

In February 2024, Terrazas received the Medal of Sporting Merit from the

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alongside

Randy Arozarena Randy Lia Arozarena González (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban-born Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay R ...

and footballer José Luis López.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Terrazas, Iván 1978 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball players from Mexico City Cañeros de Los Mochis players Dominican Summer League Braves players Diablos Rojos del México players Gulf Coast Braves players Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Mexican expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball outfielders Mississippi Braves players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Naranjeros de Hermosillo players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists in baseball Venados de Mazatlán players 2009 Baseball World Cup players