Ángel Guzmán
| Ángel Guzmán | |
|---|---|
 Guzmán with the Chicago Cubs | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 14, 1981 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 2006, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 8, 2009, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 3–10 |
| Earned run average | 4.82 |
| Strikeouts | 143 |
| Teams | |
Ángel Moisés Guzmán (born December 14, 1981) is a
Career
Chicago Cubs
Guzmán was originally signed by the
In 2002, Guzmán went 5–2 with a 1.89 ERA for the
Guzmán was promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs in 2006. He was 4–4 with a 4.04 ERA. He also made 15 appearances in the majors in 2006 (10 of them starts) for the Cubs, going 0–6 with a 7.39 ERA, but with more than a strikeout per inning.
Guzmán started the 2007 season with the Cubs in the bullpen, but was sent down to the minors to gain more innings of work due to a crowded staff. He gained an opportunity when the Cubs fifth starter Wade Miller was injured on April 22. Since the Cubs had several off-dates in their schedule, Guzmán had the opportunity for a few additional starts, but did not impress the Cubs manager Lou Piniella by pitching poorly at the Triple-A level.
Guzmán took advantage of the opportunity by giving up only one run in five innings of work against the Washington Nationals.[1] While he did not gain the win in the Cubs 4–3 victory, it did impress Piniella.
Piniella stuck with Guzmán for three starts before targeting him as a future setup man or closer.
Guzmán was replaced by Sean Marshall as the fifth starter on May 22.[2] On the 18th of April 2009, Guzmán earned his first career win against the St. Louis Cardinals in an 11-inning Cubs victory.
During early spring training in 2010, Guzmán suffered significant ligament tears in the front bottom of his right (throwing) shoulder. The injury was thought to be career-threatening. On March 18, after consulting with
Los Angeles Dodgers
He became a free agent after the season and signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 13, 2011. He also received an invitation to spring training. Guzmán was suspended by MLB for the first 50 games of the 2012 season due to his second violation of Minor league drug prevention program.[5] He was activated off the suspended list on June 12 and assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. He pitched in 23 games for the Isotopes and was 2–1 with a 4.43 ERA in 22.1 innings.
He was named pitching coach of Venezuelan Cubs of the Chicago Cubs Venezuelan rookie team.
Personal life
His mother lives in the Dominican Republic with a sister. An older brother and four other sisters are still in Caracas, Venezuela.[6]
On 11 January 2010, one of his brother, Daniel, was shot dead in Caracas. He was 28 years old.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Chicago Sports News, Schedules & Scores - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Chicago Sports News, Schedules & Scores - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Muskat, Carrie (2010-03-18). "Guzman to have surgery, out indefinitely". MLB.com. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "Source: Chicago Cubs sign Angel Guzman to minor-league deal". ESPN.com. 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Dodgers stick by Guzman after suspension". Los Angeles Dodgers.
- ^ "Reference at chicago.cubs.mlb.com".
- ^ "Chicago Tribune: Chicago news, sports, weather, entertainment".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet