Blue Jays acquire Darlin Guzman to complete trade with Reds

July 08, 2021 - 6:24pm

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The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Darlin Guzman from the Cincinnati Reds as the player to be named later in the January 22 trade for Hector Perez.

OFFICIAL: We’ve acquired Minor League OF Darlin Guzman from the @Reds as the player to be named later to complete the January 22nd trade of RHP Hector Perez.

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 8, 2021

Guzman has appeared in two games with the rookie-level Reds of the Arizona Complex League after spending the past few seasons with the Dominican Summer League Reds. The 20-year-old has slashed .305/.359/.532 with 10 home runs and 69 RBI across 98 career Rookie-level games.

In 14 games for the Chattanooga Lookouts, the Reds’ triple-A affiliate, Perez has a 4.43 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 18 walks in 22.1 innings. Toronto originally acquired the 24-year-old from the Astros in the Roberto Osuna deal in 2018.

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