Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tayron Guerrero was born January 9, 1991, in  Bolívar, Colombia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

On July 29, 2016, the Padres traded Guerrero, Andrew Cashner, Colin Rea, and cash considerations to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Josh Naylor, Jarred Cosart, Carter Capps, and Luis Castillo. After the trade, he pitched for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of the Class AA Southern League, for whom he had a 0–1 win-loss record with a 3.38 earned run average (ERA), and 22 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched. Guerrero competed for the Colombian national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. In 2018 with Miami he was 1–3 with a 5.43 ERA, and 68 strikeouts in 58 innings, averaging 10.6 strikeouts per 9 innings. His fastest pitch of 2018 was 104.0 miles an hour, third-best in MLB only to pitches by Jordan Hicks and Aroldis Chapman.

On December 6, 2019, Guerrero was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Marlins. Guerrero was designated for assignment on January 2, 2020, following the promotion of Luis Robert. Guerrero appeared in 18 games for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights in 2021.