Miguel Alberto "Mike" Guerrero (born January 8, 1968) is a former

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(2014–15) with the

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and a former minor league player in the Brewers and

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s from 1987 to 1995. Since he has been the manager of the

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, the Brewers' Double-A

affiliate. He also managed teams in the Brewers organization from 2004 to 2013.

Playing career

Guerrero played his first professional season in 1987 for the Rookie league

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. In 1988, he played for Helena, the Rookie league

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, and the Class A

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. He played for Arizona and Beloit again in 1989, as well as for the Class A-Advanced

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. Guerrero spent the entire 1990 season with Stockton. He split the 1991 between Stockton and the Double-A

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. He stayed with the Diablos for all of the 1992 season. Prior to the 1993 season, Guerrero was acquired by the

organization. He played his first season for them with the Class A-Advanced

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and Double-A

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. Guerrero was re-acquired by the Brewers in 1994. He split the year between Stockton and El Paso. He played 23 games in 1995, his last year as a player, for the Diablos. During his playing career, Guerrero spent most of his time playing

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but also spent considerable time as a second baseman and

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. He filled-in as a

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and

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for one game each. He also pitched in three games (3.1 innings).

Managerial career

Guerrero began his managerial career in the

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with the

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' DSL Blue Jays in 1995. He then joined the

' organization, serving as skipper of the DSL Brewers from 1996 to 2002. He led the 2001 team to win the league title and was named DSL Manager of the Year. In 2004, he joined Brewers' Rookie league

. He led the team to a 24–32 (.429) finish is his first season. He stayed with the team for the 2005 season in which they compiled a record of 22–34 (.393). The Brewers moved Guerrero up to their Class A affiliate, the

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, for 2006. In his first year with the Power, Guerrero led the team to a 74–62 (.544) finish. In 2007, he guided West Virginia to an 82–54 (.603) record. The team went on to with the Northern Division Championship after defeating the

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, two games to one. Eventually, the Power lost the

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Championship to the

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in three straight games. He was promoted to helm the Class A-Advanced

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. In 2008, the team finished with a 66–72 (.478) record. Guerrero returned to postseason action in 2009 (79–48 (.622)). However, the Manatees fell to the

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, losing the North Division title. Guerrero was honored by being named to the 2009

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postseason All-Star Team as a coach. Guerrero was selected to manage the Double-A

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in 2010. His first season saw the Stars compile a 67–73 (.479) season. Returning in 2011, Huntsville recorded a 64–73 (.467) record. Guerrero managed the Triple-A

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, Milwaukee's top

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, from 2012 to 2013. He accepted a major league coaching position with the Brewers for 2014.

Personal

Guerrero is the brother of

Sandy Guerrero Epifanio "Sandy" Obdulio Guerrero Jiménez (born April 6, 1966 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former minor league baseball infielder, who currently serves as the Milwaukee Brewers minor league hitting coordinator for the 2013 seaso ...

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*''2012 Media Guide''. Nashville Sounds. 2012: 8. {{DEFAULTSORT:Guerrero, Mike 1968 births Living people Milwaukee Brewers coaches Helena Brewers players Arizona League Brewers players Beloit Brewers players Stockton Ports players El Paso Diablos players Wilmington Blue Rocks players Memphis Chicks players Baseball players from Santo Domingo Nashville Sounds managers Wei Chuan Dragons players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan