Cristian Antonio Guzmán is a Dominican baseball second baseman who is currently a free agent. Guzmán was acquired by the Minnesota Twins in 1998 from the New York Yankees organization as part of the Chuck Knoblauch trade. In 2001, Guzmán was named to the AL All-Star team and posted career bests with 10 home runs and a .302 batting average. He was a key part of the Twins teams that won three consecutive American League Central titles from 2002-2004. While a Twin, he led the American League in triples in 2000 , 2001 and 2003 . His total of 20 in 2000 was only the tenth time a... player had reached that number in the last 70 years. After becoming a free agent, Guzmán signed a $16.8 million, four-year contract with the Washington Nationals for the 2005 season but then proceeded to have the worst year of his career. As the full-time shortstop, he was batting .192 at the end of August, but rallied in September, hitting .325, which helped bring his average up to .219. Three days after the disastrous 2005 season, Guzmán had eye surgery, which he credited as a prime reason for his resurgence in the following years.
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| Birthdate: | March 21, 1978 |
| Birthplace: | Baní |
| Age: | 34 |
| All Positions Played: | Shortstop |
| Also known as: | Cristian Guzman |