Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for several teams between 1989 and 2003 and was a member of the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins.
Mark Guthrie | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1965-09-22) September 22, 1965 (age 57) Buffalo, New York | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 25, 1989, for the Minnesota Twins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2003, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 51–54 |
Earned run average | 4.05 |
Strikeouts | 778 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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After graduating from Venice High School, Guthrie attended LSU where he led the team in ERA in 1985 and was all SEC first team in 1986. After the 1986 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
He was selected by the Twins in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur entry draft and played in Minnesota from 1989 to 1995. On November 6, 1996, he signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he played until the close of 1998. Following his membership with the Dodgers, Guthrie was a player for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets. Throughout his entire professional career (1989–2003) Guthrie earned over $15 million. As a member of the Chicago Cubs in 2003, Guthrie took the loss in Game 1 of the 2003 National League Championship Series surrendering an 11th inning home run to the Marlins Mike Lowell.
His son, Dalton Guthrie, played college baseball at the University of Florida[2] and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.[3]
Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series champions | |
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