Cubs had several off-dates in their schedule, Guzmán had the opportunity for a few additional starts, but did not impress the Cubs manager Lou Piniella by pitching poorly at the Triple-A level. Guzmán took advantage of the opportunity by giving up only one run in five innings of work against the Washington Nationals. While he did not gain the win in the Cubs 4–3 victory, it did impress Piniella. Piniella stuck with Guzmán for three starts before targeting him as a future setup man or closer. Guzmán was replaced by Sean Marshall as the fifth starter on May 22. On the 18th of April 2009, Guzmán earned his first career win against the St. Louis Cardinals in an 11-inning Cubs victory. During early spring training in 2010, Guzmán suffered significant ligament tears in the front bottom of his right (throwing) shoulder. The injury was thought to be career-threatening. On March 18, after consulting with Dr. James Andrews, Guzman had surgery on his shoulder, and missed the entire season. After the season, the Cubs outrighted Guzmán from the 40 man roster and signed him to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He returned in 2011 to make 17 starts for the A class Daytona Cubs. Los Angeles Dodgers He became a free agent after the season and signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 13, 2011. He also received an invitation to spring training. Guzmán was suspended by MLB for the first 50 games of the 2012 season due to his second violation of Minor league drug prevention program. He was activated off the suspended list on June 12 and assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. He pitched in 23 games for the Isotopes and was 2–1 with a 4.43 ERA in 22.1 innings. He was named pitching coach of Venezuelan Cubs of the Chicago Cubs Venezuelan rookie team. Personal life His mother lives in the Dominican Republic with a sister. An older brother and four other sisters are still in Caracas, Venezuela. On 11 January 2010, one of his brother, Daniel, was shot dead in Caracas. He was 28 years old. See also List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela References External links , or Retrosheet 1981 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players Arizona League Cubs players Boise Hawks players Chicago Cubs players Daytona Cubs players Iowa Cubs players Lansing