#23

​

​

Full Name:
 

Marcell Ozuna Idelfonso​

​

Nicknames:

​

"The Big Bear", "Oso"

​

Born:  
   

November 12, 1990 

Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

​

Family:  

​

Father: Marcelino Ozuna Reynoso
Mother: Adriana Idelfonso
Cousin: Pablo Ozuna
Spouse: Genesis Guzman

His father worked 43 years in a paint factory.

 

His mother was a maid throughout his childhood.

​

His cousin Pablo was once in the Phillies organization. 

 

Friends:  

​

Friends with Carlos Martinez and Robinson Cano. 

​

School:  

​

He quit school as a junior in high school.

​

Baseball Related:

​

2008 - Signed by the Florida Marlins as a non-drafted free agent ($49,000). 

2008 - Played for the Dominican Summer League (DSL) Marlins. 

2013 - April 30th - Major League debut with the Miami Marlins.

2017 - Traded from the Marlins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sandy Alcántara, Magneuris Sierra, Zac Gallen, and Daniel Castano.

​

Extra:

​

He said in an interview, “When I was kid, I wanted to be like Manny Ramirez and Miguel Cabrera and (David) Ortiz,’’

 

 

Do not heckle:

Jose Fernandez, the Marlins superstar pitcher who died in a boating accident in 2016 was teammates with Ozuna at the time. 
Fernandez had invited Ozuna to join him on the boat the night of his (and the passengers') death but Ozuna declined. He wanted to go home to be with his wife and their three children.
 

Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

​

Heckle him on twitter:

​

Not available