Former Trash Panda Guzman named Southern League Player of the Month

MADISON – Former Rocket City infielder Denzer Guzman has been named the Southern League Player of the Month for July, becoming just the sixth player in Trash Pandas history to earn the honor — and the first since Gustavo Campero in July 2024.

He joins David MacKinnon (June 2021), Mitch Nay (August 2021), Trey Cabbage (April 2022), and Campero as the only Trash Pandas to win Southern League Player of the Month.

Guzman, who was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake last Saturday,  led the Southern League in OPS (1.020), slugging percentage (.580), extra-base hits (13), and total bases (47). He also finished second in batting average (.333), on-base percentage (.440), and doubles (9), while his 27 hits tied for fifth.

The highlight of his month came July 13 in Chattanooga, when he went 5-for-5 with three doubles, a home run, and four RBIs, becoming just the second player in Trash Pandas history to record a five-hit game. 

That performance capped off a dominant week in which Guzman was named Southern League Player of the Week (July 1–6). He posted a 1.316 OPS with seven extra-base hits, six RBIs, and six walks in a six-game series against Knoxville.

At the time of his promotion, Guzman ranked among the Southern League leaders in several full-season categories: second in doubles (23), tied for first in extra-base hits (35), sixth in RBIs (53), tied for sixth in total bases (139), tied for seventh in home runs (11), seventh in slugging percentage (.415), and 12th in OPS (.749).

In 84 games with Rocket City this season, Guzman slashed .278/.364/.467 with 11 homers, 53 RBIs, and an .831 OPS, while leading the team in multi-RBI games with 16.

The Angels originally signed the 21-year-old as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic in July 2019.