Mauro Zárate (baseball)

Mauro Edward Zárate (born February 8, 1983 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched part of the 2007 season in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins.

Zárate was called up on August 3, 2007, by the Marlins and played his first game on August 7 against the Philadelphia Phillies. On October 26, 2007, Zárate was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Marlins. He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, but never pitched in their organization.