Jeison Guzmán
Guzmán with Leones del Escogido in 2020
Kansas City Royals
Shortstop
Born: (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998
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. As a phantom ballplayer, he spent three days on its roster and has not played a major league game.

Career

Kansas City Royals

Guzmán signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent on July 2, 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, he was promoted to the active roster, but was optioned down on August 14 without making a Major League appearance. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] On December 2, he was nontendered by the Royals and became a free agent. On December 16, he signed a minor league contract.[9] He split the 2021 season between the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits, slashing .255/.312/.401 with 6 home runs and 37 RBI in 66 games between the two teams. He elected free agency following the season on November 7.[10]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 24, 2021, Guzmán signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[11] He was released on June 5, 2022.[12]

Return to Royals

On August 10, 2022, Guzman signed a minor league deal with the Royals. He elected free agency on November 6.[13] He remained in the Royals' system in 2023 in Double-A with Northwest Arkansas.[14]

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. ↑ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  9. ↑ "Royals to Re-Sign Jeison Guzman".
  10. ↑ "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents for All 30 MLB Teams".
  11. ↑ "Diamondbacks' Jeison Guzman: Inks minor-league deal".
  12. ↑ "Jeison Guzmán Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-11-06
  14. ↑ Rieper, Max (13 September 2023). "The Royals who never got to appear in a MLB game". Royals Review. SB Nation. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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