José Alberto Guzmán Mirabal (born April 9, 1963) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from to .

Career

Guzmán was signed by the Texas Rangers as an

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on February 10, . He made his major league debut on September 10, 1985, against the

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. He remained with the Rangers for six seasons, winning the

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after improving from an 11–13 season to 13–7 in 1991. In December, , Guzmán signed as a

with the

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. On April 6, , in defeating the

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1–0 at

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, Guzmán had a

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broken up by an

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single with two out in the ninth—the only hit he would allow. The no-hitter would have been the first pitched by a Cub (and, in fact, the first the Cubs had been involved in) since

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in . He remained with the Cubs for one more season pitching his final game on May 23, 1994. He was under contract through 1996, but injuries prevented him for making a comeback. Since 2004, Guzmán has worked as a

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radio broadcaster for the Rangers. He also holds a charity golf tournament for Alzheimer patients each October.

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Guzman loses no-hit bid in the 9th
on

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