Mark Guthrie

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Mark Guthrie
Relief pitcher
Born: September 22, 1965 (1965-09-22) (age 42)
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 25, 1989
for the Minnesota Twins
Final game
September 28, 2003
for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Record     51-54
ERA     4.05
Strikeouts     778
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 47th on the all time games pitched list with 765

Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965 in Buffalo, New York) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was a member of the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins.

After graduating from Venice High School, Guthrie attended LSU and was later 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 dollars.

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