Tayron Guerrero

Tayron Guerrero
Guerrero pitching in a June 2018 game against the San Diego Padres
Miami Marlins – No. 56
Pitcher
Born: (1991-01-09) January 9, 1991
Bocachica, Tierra Bomba Island, Bolívar, Colombia
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 17, 2016, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through September 26, 2018)
Win–loss record 1–3
Earned run average 5.49
Strikeouts 67
Teams

Tayron Luis Guerrero (born January 9, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played for the San Diego Padres.

Career

San Diego Padres

The Padres signed Guerrero as an amateur free agent in 2009.[1] In 2014, Guerrero started the season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League before receiving a promotion to the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League.[2] Guerrero played in the 2014 All-Star Futures Game for the World Team, recording a strikeout of Peter O'Brien.[3] After the season, the Padres assigned Guerrero to the Arizona Fall League to continue his development.[4] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2014.

Guerrero was called up to the major leagues on May 15, 2016,[5] and made his major league debut on May 17.[6]

Miami Marlins

On July 29, 2016, the Padres traded Guerrero, Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea, and cash considerations to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Josh Naylor, Jarred Cosart, Carter Capps, and Luis Castillo.[7] After the trade, he pitched for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of the Class AA Southern League. Guerrero competed for the Colombian national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "More On The Padres: Tayron Guerrero". Callis' Corner. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Padres projected big future for Guerrero". U-T San Diego. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Renfroe, Guerrero get wide-eyed at Futures Game". San Diego Padres. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Turner, Renfroe highlight AFL selections". U-T San Diego. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tayron Guerrero, a las Grandes Ligas". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tayron Guerrero debutó en las Grandes Ligas". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Padres acquire four players from Miami Marlins in seven-player trade". MLB.com (Press release). July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Davis, Craig (March 1, 2017). "Snakes alive! Marlins prospect Tayron Guerrero follows tough path in baseball". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
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