The Boston Red Sox have signed veteran relief pitcher Tayron Guerrero to a minor league contract, Andrew Parker of SoxProspects.com reported Saturday afternoon.
Guerrero first made the MLB in 2016 and has had an interesting baseball career since.
He began his career with the San Diego Padres, appearing in just one game in the 2016 season.
The pitcher was back in the minor leagues for 2017 but received his big break the next year with the Miami Marlins.
Guerrero became a Marlins bullpen mainstay. He spent two seasons with the team and struck out 111 batters in a combined 104 innings.
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However, he posted an ERA in the high fives during his two major league seasons and has not made an MLB appearance since 2019.
The 35-year-old Colombian has been all over the world in the six years following his final MLB game.
He spent 2019-2021 in the Marlins and the Chicago White Sox’s farm system. In 2022, he appeared in 46 games in the Japan Pacific League.
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The next two seasons were spent primarily in Mexican leagues, but he also completed stints in AAA for the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Angels.
Most recently, Guerrero was back in Japan playing in two different leagues, but it was his time spent in the Dominican Republic over the winter that earned him the potential $800k contract with Boston.
He threw 10.1 innings for the Gigantes, striking out nine and allowing just one run. He posted a 0.87 ERA and allowed just five hits.
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