Cecilio Guante liked relief best, saw 9 majors seasons
Pirates pitcher Cecilio Guante pitched in relief and he preferred it that way, he told The Honolulu Star-Advertiser in April 1983. "I like to pitch relief best of all," Guante told The Star-Advertiser through an interpreter. "I like to be ready to pitch every day." Guante then readied to pitch in his fourth professional season, having debuted in the majors his previous campaign. He went on to see the majors over nine seasons , with the Pirates, Yankees, Rangers and Indians. Guante's career began in 1980, signed by the Pirates as a free agent out of his native Dominican Republic . Guante started with the Pirates at single-A Shelby and single-A Salem. He made AA Buffalo and AAA Portland for 1981, then Portland and Pittsburgh for 1982. Guante saw 10 outings for the Pirates in 1982, then returned for 49 in 1983. He went 2-6, with a 3.32 ERA that year. He saw another 27 outings for Pittsburgh in 1984, then 63 in 1985 and 52 in 1986. He went 5-2, with a 3.35 ER...
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