Agustin Murillo
Agustín Murillo Pineda is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Career
Arizona Diamondbacks
Murillo was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an undrafted free agent in 2002. In 2007, Murillo was loaned to the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League. In 2008, he was loaned to the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League, where he was a candidate for Most Valuable Player. 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 Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. 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 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball. 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 Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. 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 COVID-19 pandemic.