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| Height: 6-0
Weight: 195
Throws: R
Bats: S Born: Mar 21, 1978, Santo Domingo, Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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September 22, 2007 The Nationals activated Cristian Guzman from the DL on Friday. He had been out with a sprained left thumb, and it was originally thought that he was done for the season. Guzman was used as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning Friday, and it's unlikely he'll see a ton of playing time over the final week. |
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September 19, 2007 Cristian Guzman could make it back to the Nats for the final week of the regular season. The shortstop, who has been out since June with torn ligaments in his left thumb, took batting practice Tuesday. If he has no further complications, Guzman will take several at-bats in a simulated game either tomorrow or Friday before possibly participating in a few instructional league games in Florida. If all goes well, he could be back sometime next week, but manager Manny Acta isn't sure bringing Guzman back is worth the risk. "I don't know how much a few games is going to do for him," Acta said in the Washington Post. "But if he's able to do it, at least he knows he's back for good from that surgery." |
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September 3, 2007 The Nationals may get Cristian Guzman back in the mix this season after all. "Can't tell you how soon he's ready," GM Jim Bowden said, according to the Washington Post. "But I hope for the last 10 days, two weeks, he'll be playing some. That's our plan." Guzman had been expected to miss the remainder of the season due to thumb surgery, but it looks like he might make it back in action. |
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June 25, 2007 Cristian Guzman will miss the rest of the season following surgery on Monday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb, according to the AP. Guzman sprained his left thumb in the fifth inning Sunday while tagging out Cleveland's Josh Barfield at second base on a steal attempt. He did not leave the game. "He came in and right away he showed me his thumb," Nationals manager Manny Acta said Monday. "It didn't look right. I was going to take him out of the game; he refused. He said 'No! No! No! I can play. I'm fine." |
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June 24, 2007 Cristian Guzman was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday afternoon after suffering a sprained left thumb against the Indians. Expect Felipe Lopez to see most of the time at shortstop while Guzman is recovering. There is no word yet on how long he is to miss. |
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June 17, 2007 Cristian Guzman was given a routine day off Saturday, the AP reports. He'll be back in the lineup Sunday. The much-maligned shortstop has surprised through 145 at-bats this year, hitting .324. |
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May 7, 2007 Cristian Guzman was in the starting lineup Monday after being activated from the disabled list on Sunday. He went 1-for-4 with a strikeout and made an error. |
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May 6, 2007 The Nationals activated Cristian Guzman from the DL on Sunday, according to the AP. He has been out since April 2 with a strained left hamstring. He'll see the majority of the playing time at shortstop going forward. |
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May 3, 2007 Cristian Guzman is expected to come off the 15-day disabled list on Monday, May 7. He strained his left hamstring on April 2 and has been out since that time. Guzman will return to the starting lineup, the Washington Post notes. |
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April 29, 2007 Cristian Guzman should be ready to rejoin the Nationals for the May 7-9 series with Milwaukee, Manny Acta told the AP. Guzman has been out since opening day with a hamstring injury. |
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April 24, 2007 Cristian Guzman, out with a strained left hamstring, has fielded ground balls and done side-to-side agility drills, according to the Washington Post. He will likely participate in extended spring games this week and could go on a rehab assignment before making his return as early as next week. Manager Manny Acta hasn't said where Guzman fits in the team's plans. "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," he said. |
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April 18, 2007 Cristian Guzman is still "at least a week away" from coming off the disabled list, the Washington Post reports. Guzman (hamstring) was able to do some treadmill work Tuesday, for what it's worth. |
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April 11, 2007 Cristian Guzman won't participate in baseball activities until after this weekend, according to the AP. Guzman is coming back from a hamstring injury. |
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April 3, 2007 The Nationals placed Cristian Guzman on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a strained left hamstring, according to the AP. He suffered the injury while running to first base on a groundout during Monday's game against the Marlins. |
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April 3, 2007 The hamstring injury Cristian Guzman suffered Monday is considered to be mild, but he's still expected to miss at least a few games, according to the Washington Post. With Guzman out, Felipe Lopez will shift over the shortstop and Ronnie Belliard will play second. |
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April 2, 2007 Cristian Guzman strained his left hamstring in Monday's contest against the Marlins, according to the AP. He suffered the injury while running out a groundout in the fifth inning. Guzman will be evaluated on Tuesday, and it's possible that he'll be forced to miss some time. In the event that he's sidelined for an extended period, Ronnie Belliard would take over at second base, with Felipe Lopez moving over to shortstop. |
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April 1, 2007 Cristian Guzman hit .413 this spring and he'll open the year batting second in the Nationals lineup. Guzman's free-swinging ways haven't changed any, however; he walked just twice in 49 plate appearances last month. |
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March 15, 2007 Cristian Guzman made his debut in the field Wednesday, playing shortstop for five innings and going 1-for-3 at the plate, according to the Washington Post. Guzman is recovering from shoulder surgery and had been limited to DHing. |
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March 11, 2007 Cristian Guzman is aiming to make his Grapefruit League debut in the field on Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. He missed all of last season following shoulder surgery. |
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March 8, 2007 Cristian Guzman played three innings at shortstop in a B game, his first action in the field this spring, according to the Washington Post. Guzman will serve as the DH Thursday, and manager Manny Acta said that for now he wouldn't play Guzman in the field in consecutive days. |
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February 27, 2007 Manager Manny Acta said Cristian Guzman is on target to play in the field on March 7, but until then he will serve as a DH to get him at-bats and protect his surgically-repaired right shoulder, according to the Washington Post. Guzman has been throwing in workouts. |
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February 25, 2007 Cristian Guzman has thrown the past two days, according to the Washington Post. He had been shut down for a few days after undergoing an MRI on his shoulder, which came back negative. |
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February 21, 2007 Cristian Guzman, recovering from right shoulder surgery, didn't throw during the club's first full-squad workouts Tuesday and will be held out until later in the week, according to the Washington Post. An MRI has showed that the shoulder is completely healed, though Guzman said that he is dealing with tendinitis. "It's pretty typical that when you return from having any shoulder work . . . that you're going to have some mild symptoms as you ramp up your [throwing] program," team orthopedist Ben Shaffer said. |