Luis Saturria


Luis Arturo Saturria is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Saturria was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent on March 5,. After hitting.274 with Single-A Peoria in, the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the 1997 Rule 5 draft, but returned him in spring training in. Assigned to the High-A Prince William Cannons of the Carolina League, he was named to the Carolina League All-Star team and batted.294 with 12 home runs and 73 RBI.
Saturria's best professional season came in for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers. He hit.274 with 20 home runs and 76 RBI and was selected to play for the World Team in the All-Star Futures Game. He also earned a September call up to the Cardinals. With the Cardinals, he went hitless in 5 at-bats. He had another brief stint in the majors in 2001, but spent all of in the minors. In, he played for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.