Mark Guthrie
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| Born: | Wednesday Sep 22 1965 |
| Birthplace: | Buffalo NY USA |
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| Height: | 6 ' 4 |
| Weight: | 206 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Drafted: | |
| College: | Louisiana State |
| High School: | Venice HS |
| Other Teams: | Minnesota Twins (1989-1995) Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-1998) Chicago Cubs (1999-2000, 2003) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000) Toronto Blue Jays (2000) Oakland Athletics (2001) New York Mets (2002) |
| Years with Boston: | 1999 |
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Overall Career
Guthrie was a starter in the minors, but spent most of his major-league career as a middle reliever, relying on a good forkball and a herky-jerky motion to get batters out.
After seven seasons in Minnesota, Guthrie was dealt to Los Angeles in 1995. He re-signed with the Dodgers in 1996, hoping to return to the rotation, but Los Angeles was loaded with talented starters. Stuck behind Hideo Nomo, Ramon Martinez, Ismael Valdes, and Pedro Astacio, Guthrie never started a game in a Dodger uniform.
A solid season in 1998 earned Guthrie a two-year, $3.2 million contract from the Red Sox, but the veteran hurler proved ineffective against lefties and was dealt to the Cubs with Cole Liniak that August for Rod Beck. The trade was the first of many moves for Guthrie, who saw action with Tampa Bay and Toronto the following season.
Guthrie's Moments in the Sun
- Was a member of the Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series Championship team.
Trivia
- 47th on the all time games pitched list with 765
Transactions
- June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1987.
- July 31, 1995: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Kevin Tapani to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later, Ron Coomer, Greg Hansell, and Jose Parra. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Chris Latham (October 30, 1995) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.
- October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
- November 6, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- October 26, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
- December 19, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
- August 31, 1999: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Rod Beck. The Boston Red Sox sent Cole Liniak (September 1, 1999) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
- May 12, 2000: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Dave Martinez.
- July 31, 2000: Traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Steve Trachsel to the Toronto Blue Jays for Brent Abernathy.
- October 31, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
- January 5, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
- December 14, 2001: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Tyler Yates to the New York Mets for David Justice.
- October 29, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
- January 20, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
- October 30, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
- February 5, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
