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Brandon Guyer
Brandon Eric Guyer (born January 28, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and mental strength coach for the Los Angeles Angels and the University of Virginia Cavaliers Baseball team. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians. His knack for getting hit by pitches earned him the nickname, "La Piñata."
Guyer was born on January 28, 1986, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended Herndon High School in Herndon, Virginia, where he was a three-year letter winner in baseball as well as football. In football, he rushed for over 1,000 yards as a tailback for the Hornets in both his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he set the school single-game touchdown record, scoring seven touchdowns during a 285-yard rushing performance on homecoming night (October 4, 2003, Herndon 44, West Potomac 26). Guyer helped Herndon break a six-year Northern Region playoff drought, leading the Hornets to a 7–4 season. He was a third team all-state pick as a junior and a second team all-state pick as a senior. In baseball, Guyer is the Hornets' all-time career home run hitter (13) and holds the single-season home run record with eight. He was a part of the Hornets 19-4 Concorde District championship squad in 2002—the last time Herndon won a district title. As a senior, he had 23 RBI, a .483 batting average and was walked 19 times.
Guyer attended the University of Virginia, and played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team. In 2006, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Guyer was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round, with the 157th overall selection, of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.
In 2010, playing for the Chicago Cubs' Double–A affiliate, the Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League, he was second in the league in batting (.344), third in doubles (39) and slugging percentage (.588), tied for seventh in steals (30), and ninth in OBP (.398).
After the 2010 season, the Cubs traded Guyer, Hak-ju Lee, Chris Archer, Robinson Chirinos, and Sam Fuld to the Tampa Bay Rays for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and Zac Rosscup.
On May 5, 2011, Guyer was called up to the majors after a successful stint with the Durham Bulls. The next day, in his first major league at bat, he hit a two-run home run off of Baltimore Orioles rookie pitcher Zack Britton. Guyer became the second player in Rays history to hit a home run in his first career at-bat, as well as the first Rays player to hit a home run in his first career at-bat in Camden Yards. On May 8, he was optioned back to Durham, where he batted .312/.384/.521 for the season.
Guyer began the 2012 season with Triple-A Durham, hitting .294 with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 22 games before being recalled to Tampa Bay on May 9 after Jeff Keppinger was placed on the restricted list. Guyer played in three games with Tampa Bay, going 1–for-7 with a home run, before he hit the disabled list with a shoulder strain. On May 25, the Rays announced that Guyer was placed on the injured reserve list after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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Brandon Guyer
Brandon Eric Guyer (born January 28, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and mental strength coach for the Los Angeles Angels and the University of Virginia Cavaliers Baseball team. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians. His knack for getting hit by pitches earned him the nickname, "La Piñata."
Guyer was born on January 28, 1986, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended Herndon High School in Herndon, Virginia, where he was a three-year letter winner in baseball as well as football. In football, he rushed for over 1,000 yards as a tailback for the Hornets in both his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he set the school single-game touchdown record, scoring seven touchdowns during a 285-yard rushing performance on homecoming night (October 4, 2003, Herndon 44, West Potomac 26). Guyer helped Herndon break a six-year Northern Region playoff drought, leading the Hornets to a 7–4 season. He was a third team all-state pick as a junior and a second team all-state pick as a senior. In baseball, Guyer is the Hornets' all-time career home run hitter (13) and holds the single-season home run record with eight. He was a part of the Hornets 19-4 Concorde District championship squad in 2002—the last time Herndon won a district title. As a senior, he had 23 RBI, a .483 batting average and was walked 19 times.
Guyer attended the University of Virginia, and played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers baseball team. In 2006, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Guyer was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round, with the 157th overall selection, of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.
In 2010, playing for the Chicago Cubs' Double–A affiliate, the Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League, he was second in the league in batting (.344), third in doubles (39) and slugging percentage (.588), tied for seventh in steals (30), and ninth in OBP (.398).
After the 2010 season, the Cubs traded Guyer, Hak-ju Lee, Chris Archer, Robinson Chirinos, and Sam Fuld to the Tampa Bay Rays for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, and Zac Rosscup.
On May 5, 2011, Guyer was called up to the majors after a successful stint with the Durham Bulls. The next day, in his first major league at bat, he hit a two-run home run off of Baltimore Orioles rookie pitcher Zack Britton. Guyer became the second player in Rays history to hit a home run in his first career at-bat, as well as the first Rays player to hit a home run in his first career at-bat in Camden Yards. On May 8, he was optioned back to Durham, where he batted .312/.384/.521 for the season.
Guyer began the 2012 season with Triple-A Durham, hitting .294 with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 22 games before being recalled to Tampa Bay on May 9 after Jeff Keppinger was placed on the restricted list. Guyer played in three games with Tampa Bay, going 1–for-7 with a home run, before he hit the disabled list with a shoulder strain. On May 25, the Rays announced that Guyer was placed on the injured reserve list after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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