Juan Berenguer
Juan Bautista Berenguer (born November 30, 1954) is a Panamanian former long relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight teams from 1978 to 1992. Listed at 5'11 , 200 lb. , Berenguer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Aguadulce, Coclé, Panama.A mean-looking, husky pitcher with long hair and a mustache, Berenguer was nicknamed 'Pancho Villa' by his teammates, and Twins fans admiringly referred to him as 'Señor Smoke' or 'El Gasolino' due to his mid-90s mph fastball.
Extremely wild as a youngster, Berenguer learned to harness his sneaky fastball which he liked to throw inside, and added a deceptive forkball. His effectiveness was aided by his intimidating appearance and disposition.
Berenguer was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1975. He made his MLB debut with the team in 1978. By April 1981, Berenguer had a 1–4 win–loss record and a 4.75 earned run average (ERA) in 16 career appearances with the team, and he was still having problems controlling his fastball, so the Mets traded him to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfielder Marvell Wynne and pitcher John Skinner.
Berenguer pitched for seven organizations before joining the Minnesota Twins. His breakout season came in 1987, when he posted an 8–1 record with a 3.94 ERA and four saves for the American League champion Twins, en route to the 1987 World Championship over the St. Louis Cardinals. During the 1987 playoffs, Juan recorded “The Berenguer Boogie,” a music video that featured Juan dancing and singing in a trench coat and briefcase. Berenguer previously won a World Series ring with the 1984 Champion Detroit Tigers, though he did not play in the Series.
Following his MLB career, Berenguer continued to play in the minors. After spending 1993 and part of 1994 in the Mexican League, he returned to Minnesota and pitched for the independent Minneapolis Loons and Southern Minny Stars in the Prairie League. He then signed to pitch for the Duluth–Superior Dukes of the Northern League prior to the 1998 season, but never played for them. In between, he played winter ball in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
After baseball, Berenguer returned to Minnesota, where he worked in marketing for a local television station. He also became a salesman for an automobile dealership in Bloomington, Minnesota.
His son Chris was a hockey player with the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United States Hockey League. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Alejandro Alvaro-Meca, Juan Berenguer, Asunción Díaz, Dariela Micheloud, Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Chiara Fanciulli, Salvador ResinoGet full text
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4by Luz Maria Medrano, Juan Berenguer, Juan Berenguer, Sergio Salgüero, Sergio Salgüero, Juan González-García, Cristina Díez, Cristina Díez, Víctor Hontañón, Pilar Garcia-Broncano, Pilar Garcia-Broncano, Luis Ibañez-Samaniego, José M. Bellón, María Angeles Jiménez-Sousa, Salvador ResinoGet full text
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7by Óscar Brochado-Kith, Isidoro Martínez, Juan Berenguer, Juan Berenguer, Juan González-García, Juan González-García, Sergio Salgüero, Sergio Salgüero, Daniel Sepúlveda-Crespo, Cristina Díez, Cristina Díez, Víctor Hontañón, Víctor Hontañón, Luis Ibañez-Samaniego, Luis Ibañez-Samaniego, Luis Ibañez-Samaniego, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez, María Ángeles Jiménez-Sousa, Salvador ResinoGet full text
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9by Antonio Rivero-Juarez, Mario Frias, Pedro Lopez-Lopez, Juan Berenguer, Federico García, Juan Macias, Begoña Alcaraz, Angeles Castro-Iglesias, Javier Caballero-Gomez, Javier Caballero-Gomez, Antonio RiveroGet full text
Published 2020-09-01
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10by Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Juan Berenguer, Pilar Miralles, María A Jiménez-Sousa, Ana Carrero, Daniel Pineda-Tenor, Cristina Díez, Francisco Tejerina, Leire Pérez-Latorre, José M Bellón, Salvador ResinoGet full text
Published 2016-01-01
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11by Santiago Pérez Cachafeiro, Ana María Caro-Murillo, Juan Berenguer, Ferran Segura, Felix Gutiérrez, Francesc Vidal, Maria Ángeles Martínez-Pérez, Julio Sola, Roberto Muga, Santiago Moreno, Julia Del AmoGet full text
Published 2011-06-01
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12by Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Salvador Resino, José M. Bellón, María A. Jiménez-Sousa, Pilar Miralles, Luz M. Medrano, Ana Carrero, Cristina Díez, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Chiara Fanciulli, Pilar Garcia-Broncano, Juan BerenguerGet full text
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15by Leire Pérez-Latorre, Matilde Sánchez-Conde, Pilar Miralles, Juan Carlos López, Francisco Parras, Francisco Tejerina, Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Ana Carrero, Cristina Díez, Margarita Ramírez, Isabel Gutiérrez, José María Bellón, Rafael Bañares, Juan BerenguerGet full text
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16by Salvador Resino, María A. Navarrete-Muñoz, Julià Blanco, Yolanda M. Pacheco, Iván Castro, Juan Berenguer, Jesús Santos, Francisco J. Vera-Méndez, Miguel Górgolas, M. A. Ángeles Jiménez-Sousa, José M. Benito, Norma RallónGet full text
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17by Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Juan González-García, Miguel A. Von Wichmann, Manel Crespo, José López-Aldeguer, Carmen Quereda, María J. Téllez, María J. Galindo, José Sanz, Ignacio Santos, Josep M. Guardiola, José M. Bellón, Marisa Montes, Juan Berenguer, M.D., Ph.D.Get full text
Published 2015-07-01
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18by Pilar Garcia-Broncano, Luz Maria Medrano, Juan Berenguer, Juan González-García, Mª Ángeles Jiménez-Sousa, Ana Carrero, Victor Hontañón, Josep M. Guardiola, Manuel Crespo, Carmen Quereda, José Sanz, Ana Belen García-Gómez, Jose Luis Jimenez, Salvador Resino, the GESIDA 3603b Study GroupGet full text
Published 2018-11-01
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19by Lorena Vigón, Sonia Vázquez-Morón, Juan Berenguer, Juan González-García, Ma Ángeles Jiménez-Sousa, Josep M. Guardiola, Manuel Crespo, Ignacio de Los Santos, Miguel A. Von Wichmann, Ana Carrero, María Belén Yélamos, Julián Gómez, Salvador Resino, Isidoro Martínez, The GESIDA 3603b Cohort Study GroupGet full text
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20by Jesús Troya, Pablo Ryan, Esteban Ribera, Daniel Podzamczer, Victor Hontañón, Jose Alberto Terrón, Vicente Boix, Santiago Moreno, Pilar Barrufet, Manuel Castaño, Ana Carrero, María José Galindo, Ignacio Suárez-Lozano, Hernando Knobel, Miguel Raffo, Javier Solís, María Yllescas, Herminia Esteban, Juan González-García, Juan Berenguer, Arkaitz Imaz, GESIDA-8314 Study GroupGet full text
Published 2017-01-01
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