Guzmán, a former top prospect as a first baseman, has made a strong impression on the mound this spring.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Growing up in La Vega, a city of about 200,000 in the Dominican Republic two hours north of the capital Santo Domingo, Ronald Guzmán developed his love for baseball. He did so, first and foremost, on the pitcher’s mound. He loved Randy Johnson.
He is in camp with the Giants because he wants to pitch, and San Francisco was the only club willing to let him in major-league camp. He wants to pitch because, three years ago, he discovered his left arm could had the potential to be one of the liveliest in baseball. One day, he said, “hopefully I get to hit a homer in the eighth and come in in the ninth and close the game.”
He went off to winter ball that offseason and continued to play the field. The following April, in the 10th game of the season, Guzmán tore up his right knee while pursuing a fly ball — his first ever start in the outfield — which required surgery and cost him the remainder of the 2021 season.
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