American baseball player
Baseball player
Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for several teams between 1989 and 2003, and was a member of the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins .
Career
After graduating from Venice High School in Venice, Florida , Guthrie attended Louisiana State University (LSU). He led the LSU Tigers baseball team in earned run average (ERA) in 1985 and was named to the all-Southeastern Conference first team in 1986. After the 1986 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League .[1]
The Minnesota Twins selected Guthrie in the seventh round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft . He played in the major leagues for Minnesota from 1989 to 1995. On November 6, 1996, he signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers , where he played until the close of 1998. Following his membership with the Dodgers, Guthrie was a player for the Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs , Oakland Athletics , Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets . Throughout his entire professional career (1989–2003) Guthrie earned over $15 million. As a member of the Chicago Cubs in 2003, Guthrie took the loss in Game 1 of the 2003 National League Championship Series surrendering an 11th inning home run to the Marlins Mike Lowell .
Personal
His son, Dalton Guthrie , played college baseball at the University of Florida ,[2] 2017 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies , made his major league debut in 2022 with the Phillies, and in 2023 was traded to the San Francisco Giants .[3]
