Deolis Guerra

Deolis Guerra
Minnesota Twins
Starting Pitcher
Born: (1989-04-17) April 17, 1989 San Felix, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Deolis Alexander Guerra (born April 17, 1989) is a minor league right-handed pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization.

Guerra was born in San Felix, Venezuela. He is 6'5" and weighs 200 lbs.

Career

New York Mets

Guerra signed with the New York Mets as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2005. He was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week on July 30, 2006. On July 8, 2007, Guerra represented the New York Mets' organization for the World Team in Major League Baseball's All-Star Futures Game.

Minnesota Twins

Carlos Gutierrez & Deolis Guerra smile for a picture with an autograph seeking fan

Along with outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Philip Humber and Kevin Mulvey, Guerra was traded to the Minnesota Twins for Johan Santana on January 29, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

With the Fort Myers Miracle, he compiled a 7-2 record with a 4.83 earned run average in the first half of the 2008 season—helping his team capture the Florida State League first-half West Division title. Guerra's first start in the second half of the 2008 season (Tuesday, July 1) was a 4-0 complete game shutout of the Tampa Yankees. He allowed only three hits, and retired 19 in a row between a first inning single by James Cooper and a one-out single by Andres Perez in the seventh. It marked the first shutout of Deolis’ professional career.^[1] For the second half, he went 4-7 with a 6.08 ERA in 13 starts.

The Miracle again captured the first half division title in 2009, this time in the FSL's newly realigned Southern Division, and Guerra, again, saved his best start of the season for the second half. July 3 was Fireworks Night at Hammond Stadium, and in front of the packed house, Guerra brought a no hitter into the eighth inning against the Charlotte Stone Crabs. With one out, Christian Lopez broke it up with a double down the left field line.^[2] Guerra was promoted to the New Britain Rock Cats immediately after this game (July 7). He was named FSL pitcher of the week for the week of June 29 through July 5. His combined record for Fort Myers and New Britain was 12-11 with a 4.89 ERA and 106 strikeouts.

On November 20, 2009, he was added to the Twins' 40 man roster.^[3] He began the 2010 season with New Britain, going 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA in five starts prior to being promoted to triple-A.^[4]

Guerra competed for the Venezuelan national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He was hospitalized with a blood clot in his right shoulder in March 2013.^[5]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Minor League Baseball