Juan Guzmán (baseball)

Juan Guzmán (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Juan Guzmán
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1966|10|28
city-state|Santo Domingo|Dominican Republic
debutdate=June 7
debutyear=by|1991
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=April 7
finalyear=by|2000
finalteam=Tampa Bay Devil Rays
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=91-79
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.08
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,243
teams=
* Toronto Blue Jays (by|1991-by|1998)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1998-by|1999)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1999)
* Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|2000)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1992)
* 2x World Series champion (1992, 1993)

Juan Andres Guzmán Correa (born October 28, 1966 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1985. Guzman spent much of his playing career with the Toronto Blue Jays throughout the 90's.

Guzman pitched for the Blue Jays from 1991-98 and briefly played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His career ERA was 4.08.

His first three seasons with the Blue Jays were excellent, as he went a combined 40-11 with a 3.28 ERA, and the team made the playoffs in all three years, including World Series wins in 1992 and 1993. Guzman won two games in both the 1992 and 1993 ALCS but was not able to secure a win in either World Series. His playoff record was 5-1 in 8 starts with a 2.44 ERA.

Guzman had an ERA of 2.93 in 1996, which was the lowest in the American League among qualified pitchers.

Guzman possessed a very good fastball and strikeout ability, striking out 7.5 batters per 9 innings during his career. On the mound, he worked very deliberately and was one of the slower working pitchers in the game, earning him the nickname "Human Rain Delay" from Toronto fans. He threw a lot of wild pitches, leading the league in that category in 1993 and 1994.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
* Tampa Bay Devil Rays all-time roster

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/guzmaju01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com stats]


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