Joel Guzmán
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Guzmán as a non-roster invitee of the Washington Nationals in 2009 spring training.
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| Camden Riversharks – No. 27 | |||
| Infielder | |||
| Born: November 24, 1984 | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 1, 2006, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .232 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 7 | ||
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Irvin Joel Vigo Guzmán (born November 24, 1984 in Quisqueya, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball player he is a free agent because of the folding of the Camden Riversharks. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
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Career
Los Angeles Dodgers
Guzmán signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent on July 2, 2001. He worked his way through the minor leagues, becoming a top prospect. He was named the Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year in 2004 and was elected to the Florida State League All-Star Game. In 2005, he was named a Southern League All-Star. Guzmán also played in the All-Star Futures Game twice, in 2004 and 2006. With a jump to the Major League level predicted for the 2006 season, Dodgers manager Grady Little converted Guzmán to left field during spring training. With Rafael Furcal, César Izturis, and Oscar Robles already playing shortstops on the Dodgers major league roster, the position change was made in an attempt to give Guzmán increased opportunity to play with the Dodgers in 2006.
Tampa Bay Rays
Guzmán was traded on July 31, 2006, to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Sergio Pedroza for Julio Lugo. In 2007, he made a brief appearance with the Devil Rays, but spent most of his time with the Triple-A Durham Bulls.
Minor league journeyman
He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. On February 4, 2010, The Orioles signed Joel Guzman to a minor league deal, and he completed the 2010 season at the AA level playing for the Bowie Baysox. On December 22, 2010 it was announced that he signed a deal to play in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons in 2011. On Jan. 19, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
Guzmán played in the Mexican League in 2012 and 2013 and after not playing in 2014, he signed with the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Great Falls Dodgers players
- Gulf Coast Dodgers players
- Vero Beach Dodgers players
- South Georgia Waves players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Durham Bulls players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Estrellas Orientales players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Bowie Baysox players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Vaqueros Laguna players
- Olmecas de Tabasco players
- Saraperos de Saltillo players
- Camden Riversharks players
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan
