Jeison Guzmán

Jeison Guzmán (born October 8, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Kansas City Royals organization.

Jeison Guzmán
Kansas City Royals
Shortstop
Born: (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Right

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. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/royals-to-re-sign-jeison-guzman.html
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