Pedro Guerrero's health has reportedly taken a grave turn
There is some sad news to share about a member of the baseball family. According to several reports, former Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Pedro Guerrero may be near death.
None of the reports can agree on what’s happened; each of them has a different story. J.P. Hoornstra of the Orange County Register compiled all of them in his piece about Guerrero. Here’s what each one is saying:
Renato Bermundez of ESPN reported that Guerrero had died after suffering a heart attack.
Hector Gomez of Deportivo Z101 tweeted that he spoke to Guerrero’s wife, who said that Guerrero is brain dead but still alive.
ESPN’s Enrique Rojas has a report from Guerrero’s stepdaughter Jessica Mora, who said that Guerrero had a stroke on Monday and is in a New York hospital fighting for his life.
Even though each source is saying something slightly different, they’re all saying basically the same thing: something bad has happened to Pedro Guerrero’s health. Guerrero, 60, had a stroke back in 2015 but had completely recovered.
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Guerrero, a native of the Dominican Republic, had a 15-year-career in the majors, spending the vast majority of it with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1981 he helped the Dodgers win the World Series, hitting .333/.417/.762 with a double, a triple, and two home runs in six games. He was named the World Series MVP for that performance, which he shared with Ron Cey and Steve Yeager.
Overall, Guerrero hit .300/.370/.480 during his career, which started in 1978 and lasted until 1992. He could play pretty much any position on the diamond, but his elite skill with the bat far outpaced his defensive ability.
Guerrero had issues with drugs and alcohol in his past, and Hoornstra notes in the OC Register that Guerrero became known as a “hard drinker, drug user and partier off the field.” He was arrested on drug charges in 1999, but was acquitted in 2000 and eventually put all that behind him.
Guerrero acknowledged in a 2010 interview that his bad habits cut short his playing career. By that time, he said, he had quit drinking and was ready to return to baseball. He coached at various levels from 2011-2014 in the U.S. and Mexico.
All of us here at Big League Stew are sending our best thoughts and wishes to Pedro Guerrero and his entire family.
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