Lee Guetterman
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Arthur Lee Guetterman is a former Major League Baseball
pitcher
from to for the Seattle Mariners
, New York Yankees
, New York Mets
, and St. Louis Cardinals
. Guetterman, a southpaw relief pitcher
, holds the distinction of being one of the few players ever to be involved in a trade between the two New York baseball franchises when he was dealt from the Yankees to the Mets for Tim Burke. He finished his career in 2007 with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
The son of Arthur and Ruth Guetterman, he and his wife Drew currently live in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
from to for the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
, New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
, and St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
. Guetterman, a southpaw relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
, holds the distinction of being one of the few players ever to be involved in a trade between the two New York baseball franchises when he was dealt from the Yankees to the Mets for Tim Burke. He finished his career in 2007 with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
The son of Arthur and Ruth Guetterman, he and his wife Drew currently live in Lenoir City, Tennessee.