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Carlos Alfonso Guillén [ghee-YEN] (born September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ...September 30, 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...1975) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ...Major League Baseball The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...shortstop and In baseball, a switch hitter (or switch_hitter) is a batter who is able to hit from both the right and left sides of the plate. ...switch_hitter batter who plays for the Detroit Tigers American League AAA Toledo Mud Hens AA Erie SeaWolves A Lakeland Tigers West Michigan Whitecaps Oneonta Tigers R GCL Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...Detroit Tigers. He was born in Estado Aragua is located in the north_central region of Venezuela. ...Maracay, Aragua State, The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ...Venezuela.
Guillén was signed by the The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ...Houston Astros as a non_draft amateur free agent in 1992. He was traded to the The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. ...Seattle Mariners with This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...pitcher Freddy Antonio García (born June 10, 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball right_handed starting pitcher who plays for the Chicago White Sox. ...Freddy García in the deal that sent Randall David Randy Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Walnut Creek, California) is a left_handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...Randy Johnson to the Astros. Guillén made his debut in 1998 and was traded to Detroit at the end of the 2003 season.
Coming from a long tradition of Venezuelan shortstops, which has produced the likes of Chico with the White Sox Alfonso Carrasquel Colón (born January 23, 1928 in Caracas, Venezuela), best known as Chico Carrasquel, was a Major League Baseball player. ...Chico Carrasquel, Luis Aparicio (born April 29, 1934, Maracaibo, Venezuela) was a Venezuelan baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Boston Red Sox. ...Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepción (b. ...Dave Concepción, Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios (born January 20, 1964 in Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda State, Venezuela), well known as Ozzie Guillén [ghee_YEN], was a Chicago White Sox shortstop between 1985 and 1997. ...Ozzie Guillén and Omar Vizquel [viz_KELL], born Omar Enrique Vizquel González (April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela), is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays with the San Francisco Giants. ...Omar Vizquel, and the young stars Alex González and César Iztúris as well, Guillén was forced to switch at The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ...second and The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ...third with incumbent Alex Rodriguez taking his position at 3rd base at the beginning of a new inning Alexander Emanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975 in New York City), nicknamed A_Rod, is widely regarded as one of the best players in Major League Baseball today and at a young age is already...Alex Rodriguez at short. But A_Rod moved to Texas Rangers is also the name of a statewide law enforcement agency in the state of Texas in the United States. ...Texas after the 2000 season, allowing Guillén to move back to his natural position. He had a solid campaign in his first full_season with the club.
Guillén enjoyed his first highlight in Game 3 of the 2000 In Major League Baseball, the American League Division Series (ALDS) determine which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. ...ALDS, when he hit a perfect In baseball, a squeeze play is a sacrifice bunt with a runner on third and fewer than two outs. ...squeeze play in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Rickey Henderson Rickey Henley Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is a professional baseball player. ...Rickey Henderson and complete the Mariners' sweep of the The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ...Chicago White Sox. In September 2001 Guillén was hospitalized after being diagnosed with Tuberculous lungs show up on an X_ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ...pulmonary tuberculosis, but he was ready for the In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS) determines who wins the American League pennant and advances to baseballs championship, the World Series. ...ALCS against the The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ...Yankees.
Over the years, the holes in Guillén's swing have gotten smaller, and some have disappeared altogether. In the field, he has good range with a strong arm and turns the After stepping on second base, the fielder throws to first to complete a double play In baseball, a double play (denoted on statistics sheets by DP) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. ...double play reasonably well.
Guillén showed the perfect components that fitted together in a young and restructured _1...2004 Tigers team. In a career year he led his club in In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ...home runs (20), In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...RBI (97), In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ...runs (97), In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...doubles (37), In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...triples (10), In baseball statistics, total bases is the number of bases a player has gained with hits, i. ...total bases (283), In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the power of a hitter. ...slugging percentage (.542), In baseball statistics, on_base plus slugging (denoted by OPS) is defined by the sum of on base percentage (OBP) and slugging percentage (SLG). ...OPS (.921), and his .318 Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...batting average was only second to .334 of teammate Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 30, 1971 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico), nicknamed Pudge or I_Rod, is a professional baseball player. ...Ivan Rodriguez. Guillén also got his first The Major League Baseball All_Star Game is an annual exhibition baseball game between the best players from the National League and the American League. ...All_Star berth.
Guillén is a career .277 hitter with 49 home runs and 308 RBI in 624 games. Some baseball analysts still believe that he will be a fine player in 2005, just as he was in 2004.
2004 Highlights
- All_Star
- 3rd in AL in triples
- 6th in AL in batting average
- 8th in AL in slugging percentage
- 8th in AL in OPS
External links
- Carlos Guillén at:
- Baseball Reference (analysis and career statistics) (http://www.baseball_reference.com/g/guillca01.shtml)
- ESPN (profile and daily statistics) (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6105)
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