One of the biggest breakout prospects of the year just had his best game of the season

June 5th, 2026

Denzer Guzman just keeps on raking.

The Angels' No. 7 prospect, who is one of the breakout performers of the 2026 Minor League campaign, had his best game of the season in Triple-A Salt Lake's 15-3 romp over visiting Albuquerque on Thursday night.

The 22-year-old shortstop had four hits, including a homer and a two triples. It was the fourth consecutive multihit game for Guzman, who has picked up right where left off in May, a month in which he slashed .382/.447/.655 with 18 extra-base hits and 31 RBIs.

Overall, Guzman has a .984 OPS in 56 games for Salt Lake this season, nearly 250 points higher than his career mark of .735. His 12 homers are just five shy of the career-best 17 he slugged last year across two Minor League levels, which led to a late-season cup of coffee with the Angels.

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The 6-foot-1, 190-pounder's 78 hits leads the Pacific Coast League and is one behind Single-A Fresno's Tanner Thach (COL No. 30) for the most in the Minors. Guzman leads the PCL in RBIs (56) and is tied for fourth in batting (.338).

Josh Lowe, who has more than 1,500 big league at-bats on his résumé, summed up his teammate's big night.

"It's been incredible to watch him go about his business and go up there and hit the ball all over the yard," Lowe said after the game to Bees reporter Sammy Miller. "It's one of those at-bats right now where you don't want to take your eyes off him."