Juan Guzmán

Pitcher, Baseball Player

1966 –

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Who is Juan Guzmán?

Juan Andres Guzmán Correa 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 in the 1990s.

Guzman pitched for the Blue Jays from 1991 to 1998 and briefly played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, with a career ERA of 4.08.

In his first three seasons with the Blue Jays, he went a combined 40–11 with a 3.28 ERA, and the team made the playoffs 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 eight 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 nine 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 led the American league in wild pitches in 1993 and 1994.

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Born
Oct 28, 1966
Santo Domingo
Also known as
  • Juan Guzman
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

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on July 23, 2013

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