José Guzmán

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José Alberto (Mirabal) Guzmán (born April 9, 1963 in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1985-1994.

Guzmán was signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in February 10, 1981. He made his Major League debut in September 10, 1985 against the Oakland Athletics. He remained with the Rangers for six seasons winning the 1991 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award after improving from an 11-13 season to 13-7 in 1991.

In December, 1992, Guzmán signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs. On April 6, 1993, against the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field, Guzmán had a no-hitter broken up by an Otis Nixon single with two out in the ninth. The no-hitter would have been the first pitched by a Cub (and, in fact, the first the Cubs had been involved in) since Milt Pappas in 1972.

He remained with the Cubs for one more season pitching his final game in May 23, 1994.

[edit] External links

• Baseball Reference
• Guzman loses no-hit bid in the 9th

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