José Guzmán

José Alberto Guzmán Mirabal (born April 9, 1963) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1985 to 1994.

For other uses, see José Guzmán (disambiguation).
José Guzmán
Guzmán in 2011
Pitcher
Born: (1963-04-09) April 9, 1963
Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1985, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
May 23, 1994, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–Loss record80–74
Earned run average4.05
Strikeouts889
Teams

Career

Guzmán was signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent on February 10, 1981. He made his major league debut on September 10, 1985, against the Oakland Athletics. He remained with the Rangers for six seasons, winning the 1991 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award after improving from an 11–13 season to 13–7 in 1991.

In December, 1992, Guzmán signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. On April 6, 1993, 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 1972.

He remained with the Cubs for one more season pitching his final game on May 23, 1994.

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]

See also

References
  1. "Orgulloso Chevel Guzman". El Nuevo Día.
  2. Maldonado, Antolín (January 21, 2017). "Jose Chevel Guzman pone voz al juego". El Nuevo Día.


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