Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965) is an American former

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who played for several teams between 1989 and 2003, and was a member of the 1991 World Series Champion

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Career

After graduating from Venice High School in Venice, Florida, Guthrie attended

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(LSU). He and Venice High teammate. Craig Faulkner walked on at LSU where he played under Skip Bertman. He led the

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team in

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(ERA) in 1985 and was named to the all-

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first team in 1986, leading the Tigers to their first College World Series.After the 1986 season, he played

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with the

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of the

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. The

selected Guthrie in the seventh round of the

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. He played in the major leagues for Minnesota from 1989 to 1995. On November 6, 1996, he signed as a free agent with the

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, where he played until the close of 1998. Following his membership with the Dodgers, Guthrie was a player for the

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and the

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. Throughout his entire professional career (1989–2003) Guthrie earned over $15 million. As a member of the Chicago Cubs in 2003, Guthrie took the loss in Game 1 of the

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surrendering an 11th inning home run to the Marlins Mike Lowell.

Personal

His son, Dalton Guthrie, played college baseball at the

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, was drafted in the sixth round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the

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, made his major league debut in 2022 with the Phillies, in 2023 was traded to the

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and in 2024 signed a minor league contract with the

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