Geraldo Guzman

Geraldo Moreno Guzman

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 186 lb.

• Debut July 6, 2000
• Final Game June 4, 2001
• Born November 28, 1972 in Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal, D.R.

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Biographical Information

Geraldo Guzman was originally signed by the Montreal Expos in September of 1989 and pitched in their organization in 1990 and 1991, both years with the DSL Expos. He went 2-1, 2.98 in 8 games the first year, and 5-5, 3.00 in 15 games the second. However, an arm injury kept him from advancing further, he was let go in 1992 and found work as a carpenter.

That looked to be it as far as his baseball career was concerned. But, something highly unusual happened for a player from the Dominican Republic, a country were scouts will normally only give teenagers a look: he got a second chance after recovering from his injuries. Pitching semi-professionally in the D.R, he managed to land a job with the Chinatrust Whales of the CPBL in 1999, and did well enough to be signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 12th of that year. He was sent to the El Paso Diablos of the AA Texas League to start the 2000 season and did well, going 3-3, 3.75 in 17 games. He was promoted to AAA and the Tucson Sidewinders and did even better: 4-1, 1.62 in 6 starts. That prompted the D-Backs to give him a shot and he made his debut on July 6th. It was an impressive one as he gave up just 1 run in 8 innings against the Houston Astros to earn a win. He stayed with Arizona for the rest of the season, making 10 starts in 13 appearances and finishing at 5-4, 5.37.

In 2001, he started the season in AAA with Tucson, but was called back up on May 24th. He appeared in 4 games for the eventual World Champions, all in relief, with no decisions and a solid 2.89 ERA, but returned to Tucson in early June and finished the year there. He did not do so well in the Pacific Coast League, going 3-6, 4.85 in 20 games including 14 starts. He was let go after the season, did not pitch in organized baseball in 2001, but returned to the Chinatrust Whales for two more seasons in 2003 and 2004 to complete his unusual career.