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Epifanio Obdulio "Epy" Guerrero (January 3, 1942 - May 23, 2013) was a Dominican baseball scout who signed more than 50 Major League Baseball (MLB) players for the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers. Epy was the brother of former shortstop Mario Guerrero, and had two sons, Epy Jr. and Mike, who played minor league ball. Guerrero was a Toronto Blue Jays coach in . As a Blue Jays scout, Guerrero signed Tony Fernández and Carlos Delgado, and urged upper management to draft George Bell away from the Philadelphia Phillies. He is considered to have signed more major leaguers than any other scout, including All Stars Cesar Cedeño, Carlos Delgado, Tony Fernandez, Dámaso García, Alfredo Griffin, and José Mesa. Guerrero was inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame in October , and on January 15, , Guerrero received a "Legends in Scouting Award" from the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation. ==MLB players signed== During the 40 years Guerrero scouted for the Astros (1963–1973), Yankees (1974–1976), Blue Jays (1977–1995) and Brewers (1996–2003),〔(Sandoval, Jim. "Epifano Guerrero," Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). )〕 52 of the players he signed eventually reached the major leagues.〔(Elliott, Bob. "Former Blue Jays scout Epy Guerrero dead at 71," ''Toronto Sun'', Friday, May 24, 2013. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Epy Guerrero」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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