Jeison Guzmán (born October 8, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Kansas City Royals organization. Guzmán currently holds the distinction of being a phantom ballplayer, having spent three days on the active roster for the Kansas City Royals but never appearing in a major league game.
Jeison Guzmán | ||||||||||||||
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Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||||||
Shortstop | ||||||||||||||
Born: (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 23) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
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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. Guzmán did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] On December 2, Guzmán was nontendered by the Royals and became a free agent. On December 16, 2020, Guzmán re-signed with the Royals on a minor league contract.[9] Guzmán 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]
On November 24, 2021, Guzmán signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[11] He was released on June 5, 2022.[12]
On August 10, 2022, Guzman signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals.
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