Guillermo Zuñiga #49

Guillermo Enrique Zuñiga (pronounced gee-AIR-moh zoon-YEE-gah)...Originally signed by Braves scout Carlos Garcia.

2023

Began season with Triple-A Memphis, appearing in 29 games and recording five saves and 37 strikeouts...Recalled by Cardinals on May 2 and made his Major League debut that night vs. LAA, pitching a scoreless inning and notching his first two MLB strikeouts, fanning Chad Wallach and Mike Trout. Did not pitch again in the Major Leagues until Aug. 19 vs. NYM...Placed on Injured List on Aug. 27 with a strained right forearm, and missed the rest of the season...Threw 13 of his 24 pitches in MLB at 99 MPH or above, with seven pitches registering at triple-digits...Topped out at 100.8 MPH on a called strike to Mike Trout on May 2...Tied with Dalton Roach for the Memphis team lead with five saves. Ranked third on the Redbirds with 19 games finished...Went seven games (7.0 IP) without allowing a run from April 6 to April 26, allowed just two hits and one walk over the stretch with three saves...Pitched for Colombia in the World Baseball Classic and appeared in two games, recording 3.0 scoreless innings with six strikeouts and earning the win over Mexico in 10 innings on March 11...Struck out Paul Goldschmidt and Mike Trout in a scoreless inning in his WBC appearance vs. USA on March 15.

2022

Pitched his second full season at Tulsa (AA-Dodgers), ranked among Texas League leaders in appearances (48, 2nd), saves (11, T-3rd), and games finished ( 26, T-2nd)...Struck out 66 in 54.2 innings pitched (10.9 strikeout/9 IP)...Fanned multiple batters in 22 appearances, including a season-best four on three occasions...Pitched 1.0 inning or fewer in 33 of 48 outings, and 2.0 frames five times...Recorded scoreless outings in 28 appearances...Limited the opposition to .227 BA (47-207), including a .189 clip (23-122) against right-handed batters...His best month came in July when we went 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA (12.0 IP) and 14 strikeouts in 11 games.