Vladimir Gutiérrez Rodríguez (born September 18, 1995) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
Career
Cuban career
Gutiérrez played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. He played in the Cuban National Series for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río and was the Rookie of the Year for the 2013–2014 season. Gutierrez was selected to represent his country in an international tournament but left his Pinar del Rio team during the Caribbean Series in February 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He made his way to Mexico, where he eventually established residency in May. Major League Baseball declared him to be a free agent on July 7, 2015.