*** Welcome to piglix ***

Joel Guzman

Joel Guzmán
2ND 8339 Joel Guzmán.jpg
Guzmán as a non-roster invitee of the Washington Nationals in 2009 spring training.
York Revolution – No. 28
Infielder
Born: (1984-11-24) November 24, 1984 (age 32)
Quisqueya, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 1, 2006, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average .232
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 7
Teams

Irvin Joel Vigo Guzmán (born November 24, 1984) is a Dominican professional baseball player. He currently plays for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League. 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.

Guzmán signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent on July 2, 2001. He was signed for $2.25 million, a franchise record signing bonus. Guzmán 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, and ranked the fifth-best overall prospect by Baseball America. 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. He made his major league debut on June 1 of that year, as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Guzmán grounded into a double play in his first at-bat in the bottom half of the inning.


...
Wikipedia

...