Guillermo Burgara Velasquez (born April 23, 1968) is a Mexican former

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and

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who played parts of two seasons for the

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from –. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Playing career

Velasquez was signed by the Padres after the season from the

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of the

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. He spent the next 6 seasons in the Padres minor league system, playing on teams including the Single-A

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, Double-A

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, and Triple-A Las Vegas Stars. He spent most of the 1992 season in Las Vegas before being called up to the major league club that September. He began the 1993 season in San Diego before being sent back to Triple-A Las Vegas in June. After playing 30 games with the Stars, he was called back up to the big leagues after the Padres traded

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to the

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. His final major league game was on October 3, 1993 against the

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. Velasquez spent the and seasons in the

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, and

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minor-league systems before leaving American professional baseball at age 27. In , at age 37, Velasquez made a comeback in the Mexican League, appearing in over 250 games for three different teams before retiring in at age 39.

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