José Guzmán Explained

José Guzmán
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:9 April 1963
Birth Place:Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 10
Debutyear:1985
Debutteam:Texas Rangers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 23
Finalyear:1994
Finalteam:Chicago Cubs
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:80–74
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.05
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:889
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José Alberto Guzmán Mirabal (born April 9, 1963) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from to .

Career

Guzmán was signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent on February 10, . He made his major league debut on September 10, 1985, against the Oakland Athletics. He remained with the Rangers for six seasons, winning the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award after improving from an 11–13 season to 13–7 in 1991.

In December,, Guzmán signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. On April 6,, in defeating the Atlanta Braves 1–0 at Wrigley Field, Guzmán had a no-hitter broken up by an Otis Nixon single with two out in the ninth—the only hit he would allow. The no-hitter would have been the first pitched by a Cub (and, in fact, the first the Cubs had been involved in) since Milt Pappas in .

He remained with the Cubs for one more season pitching his final game on May 23, 1994. He was under contract through 1996, but injuries prevented him for making a comeback.

Since 2004, Guzmán has worked as a Spanish language radio broadcaster for the Rangers.[1] He also holds a charity golf tournament for Alzheimer patients each October.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Orgulloso Chevel Guzman. El Nuevo Día.
  2. News: Jose Chevel Guzman pone voz al juego. El Nuevo Día. Maldonado, Antolín. January 21, 2017.