Dalton Guthrie (born December 23, 1995) is an American

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and

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for the

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(MLB). He played

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for the

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. Guthrie was selected in the 6th round of the

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by the Phillies. He made his MLB debut in September 2022.

Early life

Guthrie is the son of former 15-year major league pitcher

Mark Guthrie 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 ...

, and is Jewish.Todd Zolecki (June 13, 2017).
"Guthrie, Mezquita take different routes to Draft; College shortstop, international LHP go in 6th, 8th rounds, respectively,"
mlb.com. His father is Christian, and his mother is the daughter of

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immigrants, who came to the U.S. in the 1950s. He grew up in

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. Guthrie attended Venice High School. Playing baseball in high school, he was a two-time all-state and all-state academic team selection at

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. In his senior year he was one of nine players in the U.S. named to the 2014

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High School

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Team, was chosen as the 2014 Florida Dairy Farmers Player of the Year for Class 6A, and was named the ''

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'' Player of the Year.

College career

Guthrie played

for the

, where he was a three-year starter. He was named a freshman All-American and to the

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(SEC) All-Freshman team after hitting .287/.362/.365 with 81 hits and starting at second base. Guthrie moved to shortstop and batted

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as a sophomore and was named second team All-SEC and to the SEC All-Defensive Team after leading the Gators with a .305 batting average with 85 hits (6th in the Southeastern Conference) and six sacrifice flies (third). He underwent

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transposition surgery in the fall of 2016. In 2017 Guthrie batted .273/.349/.356, with 11 stolen bases (10th) and six sacrifice flies (third), and was named to the 2017 SEC All-Defensive Team. In his college career, he played 127 games at shortstop, and 69 games at second base.

Professional career

2017-21

Guthrie was selected in the 6th round of the

by the

. After signing with the team for a signing bonus of $350,000, he was assigned to the

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with whom he had 22 at bats, where he also began the 2018 season (11 at bats) before being reassigned to the Class A Lakewood Blue Claws, for whom he batted .241/.296/.342 in 307 at bats with six sacrifice hits (9th in the South Atlantic League) and seven sacrifice flies (third). Guthrie spent the 2019 season with the

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of the

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and batted .243/.284/.362 in 301 at bats. After not playing in 2020 due to the cancelation of the minor league season, Guthrie started 2021 with the Double-A

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, for whom he batted .242/.317/.364 in 165 at bats. He was promoted to the Triple-A

Lehigh Valley IronPigs The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and are named in reference to pig iron, used in the ...

, for whom he batted .292/.329/.439 with 13 doubles in 130 at bats.

2022-present

Guthrie was assigned to Lehigh Valley to start the 2022 season. With Lehigh Valley in 2022, he batted .302/.363/.476 in 338 at bats with 27 doubles (7th in the International League), 9 hit by pitch (8th), and 21 stolen bases (11th). He played 59 games in center field, 25 in right field, two each at shortstop, second base, and DH, and one each at third base and left field. He was named a 2022 MiLB Organization All Star. The Phillies selected Guthrie's contract on September 4, 2022, and promoted him to the active roster. He made his Major League debut on September 6, starting in right field and going 0-3 in a 3-2 win over the

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. Guthrie hit an RBI single off of

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on September 9, for the first hit of his career and finished the game with two hits and two RBIs in three at-bats in a 5-3 win over the

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. In his rookie season in 2022, Guthrie was 7-for-21 with six walks and a home run, and played 12 games in right field, one game at third base, and one game at second base.

References

External links

Florida Gators bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guthrie, Mark 1995 births Living people Baseball players from Florida Clearwater Threshers players Florida Complex League Phillies players Florida Gators baseball players Jewish American baseball players Jewish Major League Baseball players Lakewood BlueClaws players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Major League Baseball infielders Major League Baseball outfielders Philadelphia Phillies players Reading Fightin Phils players Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida

Early life

College career

Professional career

2017-21

2022-present

See also

References

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