Tayron Guerrero


Tayron Luis Guerrero is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. He has played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and the Miami Marlins.

Career

San Diego Padres

The Padres signed Guerrero as an amateur free agent in 2009. In 2014, Guerrero started the season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League before receiving a promotion to the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League. Guerrero played in the 2014 All-Star Futures Game for the World Team, recording a strikeout of Peter O'Brien. After the season, the Padres assigned Guerrero to the Arizona Fall League to continue his development. He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2014.
Guerrero was called up to the major leagues on May 15, 2016, and made his major league debut on May 17.

Miami Marlins

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 was 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA, and struck out 22 batters in 16 innings, averaging 12.4 strikeouts per 9 innings. 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.
Guerrero was designated for assignment on December 2, 2019.

Chicago White Sox

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.