Jeison Guzmán

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Jeison Guzmán
Free agent
Shortstop
Born: (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 23)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team

Jeison Guzmán (born October 8, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent.

Career[]

Guzmán signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent on July 3, 2015, for a $1.5 million signing bonus.[1] he split the 2016 season between the DSL Royals and AZL Royals, hitting a combined .247/.314/.354/.668 with 1 home run and 19 RBI.[2] He spent the 2017 season with the Burlington Royals, hitting .207/.286/.249/.535 with 0 home run and 15 RBI.[3] He split the 2018 season between Burlington and the Lexington Legends, hitting a combined .254/.327/.356/.683 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI.[4] He spent the 2019 season with Lexington, hitting .253/.296/.373/.669 with 7 home runs and 48 RBI.[5][6]

Guzmán was added to the Royals 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[7] On August 11, 2020, Guzmán was promoted to the active roster, but was optioned down on August 14 without making a Major League appearance. On December 2, Guzmán was nontendered by the Royals. On December 16, 2020, Guzmán re-signed with the Royals on a minor league contract.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jesse Sanchez (July 2, 2015). "Royals sign pair of Dominican Republic prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Eric Longenhagen (December 19, 2016). "Top 20 Prospects: Kansas City Royals". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Eric Longenhagen (April 30, 2018). "Top 24 Prospects: Kansas City Royals". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Morgan Vogels (February 11, 2019). "Kansas City Royals: Offseason Prospect Watch, Jeison Guzman". Kings of Kauffman. FanSided. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Alec Lewis (August 12, 2019). "Which prospects should the Royals protect ahead of the Rule 5 draft?". The Athletic. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Mejia, Machado headline class of 2019 top players, pitchers at Royals affiliates". Fox Sports Kansas City. September 25, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Royals add four players to 40-man roster; Bonifacio, Dini among four DFA'd". Fox Sports Kansas City. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Royals to Re-Sign Jeison Guzman".

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