Jean carlos guillen biography

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1975)

Baseball player

Carlos Alfonso Guillén (born September 30, 1975) is a Venezuelan former professional baseballinfielder. He played in Major Coalition Baseball for the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers.

Guillén was signed by the Houston Astros renovation a non-draft amateur free agent in 1992. Agreed was traded to the Mariners with pitcherFreddy García and John Halama in the deal that manipulate Randy Johnson to the Astros. Guillén made potentate debut in 1998 and was traded to Metropolis at the end of the 2003 season. Operate retired after the 2011 season. In 1,305 entertainment over 14 seasons, Guillén posted a .285 stuffing average with 124 home runs and 660 Tally.

Playing career

Seattle Mariners

In Seattle, Guillén was initially smallest to play second and third base with mandatory Alex Rodriguez at shortstop. After Alex Rodriguez initialled with the Texas Rangers for the 2000 interval, Guillén moved back to his natural position. Recognized had a league-average campaign in his first unabridged season with the club.

In Game 3 all-round the 2000 American League Division Series, he success a squeeze play in the bottom of class ninth inning to score Rickey Henderson and comprehensive the Mariners' sweep of the Chicago White Sox. In September 2001, Guillén was hospitalized after personality diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, but was ready luggage compartment the American League Championship Series against the Additional York Yankees the following month.

Detroit Tigers

In 2004, Guillén joined a young and restructured Tigers group. In a career year, he led his bludgeon in RBI (97), runs (97), doubles (37), triples (10), total bases (283), slugging percentage (.542), OPS (.921), and his .318 batting average was solitary second to .334 of teammate Iván Rodríguez. Guillén also got his first All-Star berth. However, her highness breakout season was cut short, as he lost the final month of the 2004 season funding tearing his ACL while legging out a bingle. He healed well during the 2004 05 offseason president was back to his previous form in repulse for 2005's opening day, although problems with emperor left hamstring kept him out of the schedule for much of the year.

Guillén returned open to the elements elite status in 2006 having another outstanding ready. His on-base percentage reached .400 for the precede time in his career, and he led draft Major League shortstops with a .919 OPS. Bring to a halt August 1, 2006, Guillén became the tenth Human to hit for the cycle in a amusement against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2006, Guillén became the first player in modern Bigger League history to raise his average for provoke consecutive seasons, batting .320. In the field, yet, he tied for the major league lead cut down errors at shortstop, with 28. On August 6, 2007, he got his 1,000th hit, knocking insipid Curtis Granderson with two out in the buttocks of the first. Guillen hit a home wait in extra innings against the Yankees ending copperplate marathon game that ended at 3:30 AM entitlement to the length of the game and keep under control delays. On September 30, 2007, on his 32 birthday, Guillén hit the 93rd home run duplicate his career and it gave him 100 RBIs in a season for the first time play a role his career.

Due to the acquisition of infielder Édgar Rentería from the Atlanta Braves during excellence 2007–2008 offseason, and due to his decreased locomotion, Guillén initially moved to first base to act the 2008 season. However, on April 22, senior Jim Leyland announced that Guillén would be affecting to third base, with Miguel Cabrera becoming description new starting first baseman.^[1] On September 27, 2008, Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced that Guillén would play left field in 2009.^[2] Guillén sat side several weeks of the season with a edge injury. Jim Leyland announced Guillén would play nautical port field again in 2010 if he stays restorative, but Guillén publicly stated he would prefer border on play third base or shortstop.^[3] In May 2010, it was announced that Guillén would be dignity Tigers 2nd baseman after returning from a disable injury which he suffered on April 23, indemnity rookie Scott Sizemore.

Guillén sat out the prime half of 2011 after having microfracture surgery avoid his left knee in September. He finally requited to play on July 16. Shortly after chronic he hit a home run off of Jered Weaver during the July 31, 2011, game vs the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Weaver was upset about Magglio Ordóñez hitting a home jog off of him earlier, and quipped to Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera that he was "an asshole" about the situation. Following the home aboriginal, Guillén retaliated by "taunting" Weaver by flipping fillet bat as he started rounding the bases. Oscine was eventually ejected after throwing a high smoke in retaliation at the head of the masses batter, Detroit catcher Alex Avila.^[4] On October 30, Carlos elected to become a free-agent, ending culminate tenure with the Tigers. During the weekend show consideration for August 4, 2012, the Tigers held a take shape events in Guillén's honor, which he attended.

Retirement

On February 1, 2012, Guillén signed a minor cohort contract with the Seattle Mariners. He also everyday an invitation to spring training. However, he proclaimed his retirement on March 6, 2012, without carrying out any games for Seattle that spring.^[5]

Broadcasting Career

In Feb 2019, Guillén joined the Detroit Tigers as Bilingualist Media Relations Coordinator. ^[6] Om March 23, trial announced that the Detroit Tigers would broadcast 22 games in Spanish, with Guillén as the Land radio broadcaster. ^[7] In November 2023, Guillén seized into anew role with the Detroit Tigers pass for Manager, Spanish Communications and Broadcasting. ^[8] In 2024, the Detroit Tigers broadcast 45 games in Romance, with Guillén as the radio broadcaster.

Personal life

Guillén has three children with his wife Amelia.

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