Giomar Guevara

Giomar Guevara
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1972-10-23) October 23, 1972
Guarenas, Miranda, Venezuela
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1997, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
April 27, 1999, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average.207
Runs scored6
Runs batted in2
On-base percentage.324
Games played24
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Giomar Antonio Guevara Díaz (gay-VAH-rah; born October 23, 1972) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1997 through 1999, for the Seattle Mariners. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 150 pounds (68 kg), Guevara was a switch-hitter and threw right handed. He was born in Guarenas, Miranda.

Career

Guevara signed with the Mariners as an international free agent in November 1990. He led his Dominican Summer League team with a .314 batting average in 1992. He was named the Mariners' minor league player of the month in April 1994 and played in the Midwest League All-Star Game that summer.[1][2] In 1995, he was limited by visa problems related to the MLB players' strike and also dealt with injuries[1] Baseball America ranked him as the team's eight best prospect ahead of the 1997 season.[3]

Guevara played in 26 MLB for Seattle in parts of three seasons as the backup shortstop to Alex Rodriguez.[4] He was a September call-up in 1997, batting 0-for-4. He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that December and missed most of the 1998 season, though he collected his first MLB hit, an infield single off Kevin Appier on September 11.[5] He was granted free agency after the 1999 season and signed with the Detroit Tigers,[4] though he did not return to the majors. He played in Triple-A for the Tigers for two seasons, ending his playing career in the Oakland Athletics organization in 2002.[6]

Guevara also played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas and Tigres de Aragua clubs of the Venezuelan League from 1993 to 2001.

After his playing career, Guevara coached for the Bluefield Orioles in 2006,[7] Gulf Coast League Orioles in 2007 and 2008,[8][9] and later youth baseball in Seattle.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Seattle Mariners 1998 Media Guide.
  2. ↑ "Mariner Farm Report -- Rodriguez Heads Star Picks". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Giomar Guevara - MLB, Minor League Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Giomar Guevara Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ Detroit Tigers 2001 Media Guide. p. 102.
  6. ↑ "Giomar Guevara Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Appalachian League opens 95th season". MiLB.com. June 21, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ Orioles Information & Record. Internet Archive. 2007. p. 321.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ↑ Baseball America directory 2008 : your definitive guide to the game. Baseball America. 2008. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-932391-20-6.
  10. ↑ "GIOMAR GUEVARA". citybaseball.org. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association brings Legends for Youth baseball clinic series to Seattle". MLB.com. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
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