Gus Gandarillas

Gustavo Gandarillas

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 183 lb.
• School University of Miami
• High school Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School
• Debut July 17, 2001
• Final Game October 5, 2001
• Born July 19, 1971 in Coral Gables, FL USA

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Biographical Information

"(Greg) Jones' appearance was the 192nd of his Salt Lake career, passing former Buzz reliever Gus Gandarillas for the most games pitched in franchise history." - from a 2007 article in the Deseret News, remembering Gus Gandarillas

Gus Gandarillas appeared in 16 games for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2001.

Gus was born in Coral Gables, FL in 1971. Another major leaguer, Keith Johns, was born on the same day in the same state.

He was at the University of Miami in 1992, at the same time as Dave Berg and Danny Graves. Drafted in the third round in 1992, he played 12 years in the minors. Gus was primarily a reliever in the minors with nearly 100 saves. He spent parts of five seasons with Salt Lake. In 2003 he pitched in Mexico.

In 2007 he was coaching youth baseball in the Miami, FL area.