Junior Guerra
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Junior Jose Guerra Maurera
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 213 lb.
- Born January 16, 1985 in San Felix Venezuela
Junior Guerra was a minor league catcher and pitcher.
Guerra hit .165 for the 2002 DSL Braves 1. In 2003, he batted .193/.233/.333 for the GCL Braves with 19 strikeouts and no walks in 57 AB. For the 2004 GCL Braves, the youngster hit .216/.255/.341 He spent 2005 with the Danville Braves, improving his batting line to .261/.289/.426.
Guerra was just 6 for 50 (3 2B, HR) for the 2006 Rome Braves and Atlanta decided to swithc him over to pitching. He allowed two runs in two innings for Danville (0-1), one run in 2 2/3 IP for Rome (one save) and was 0-1 with a save and a 6.75 ERA in 14 games for the GCL Braves, walking 16 in 24 innings.
Let go by Atlanta, Guerra played for Venezuela in the 2007 Baseball World Cup. He tossed a shutout relief inning against Germany and struck out the side against Thailand (hitting two batters). He was less effective facing Australia. He relieved Erick Arteaga in the 11th inning of a tie game with a runner on second. After getting Tom Brice on a bunt, Guerra walked Matthew Kent. Luke Hughes then hit a game-winning 3-run homer for the Aussies.
Guerra signed with the New York Mets and bounced around their system in 2008. He had stops with the St. Lucie Mets (4 IP, 0 H, 4 K), Kingsport Mets (4 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K), the Brooklyn Cyclones (1/3 IP, 2 R) and the Savannah Sand Gnats (1-1, 2 Sv, .156 opponent average, 34 K in 25 2/3 IP).
Guerra rejoined Venezuela for the 2009 Baseball World Cup.
