Gabriel Guerrero
Dominican baseball player (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gabriel Guerrero Martinez (born December 11, 1993) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
| Gabriel Guerrero | |
|---|---|
.png) Guerrero with Estrellas Orientales in 2017 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: December 11, 1993 Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2018, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2018, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .167 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Seattle Mariners
Guerrero signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on February 10, 2011.[1] He made his professional debut that season for the Dominican Summer League Mariners. Guerrero returned to the DSL Mariners in 2012 and also played for the Arizona League Mariners. In 68 games, he hit .349/.393/.593 with 15 home runs. Playing for the Clinton LumberKings in 2013 he hit .271 with a 661 on-base plus slugging (OPS) and four home runs. Guerrero played the 2014 season with the High Desert Mavericks.[2] In July he played in the All-Star Futures Game.[3][4] He finished the season playing in 131 games, hitting .307 with 18 home runs.
Arizona Diamondbacks
On June 3, 2015, Guerrero was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks with Welington Castillo, Dominic Leone and Jack Reinheimer in exchange for Mark Trumbo and Vidal Nuño.[5] He spent the remainder of the year with the Double-A Mobile BayBears, hitting .241 with eight home runs and 45 RBI across 78 appearances.
On November 20, 2015, the Diamondbacks added Guerrero to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[6] He split the 2016 campaign between Mobile and the Triple-A Reno Aces. In 126 appearances for the two affiliates, Guerrero slashed .234/.281/.383 with nine home runs, 54 RBI, and six RBI. On November 18, 2016, Guerrero was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks.[7]
Cincinnati Reds
On November 28, 2016, Guerrero was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds organization.[8] He was non-tendered on December 2,[9] and re-signed to a minor league contract on December 4.[10]
Guerrero was selected to the 40–man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time on September 3, 2018, and made his debut the next day.[11] On October 3, he was outrighted to the minors and removed from the Reds' 40-man roster.[12] Guerrero elected free agency on November 2.[13]
Miami Marlins
On November 14, 2018, Guerrero signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins.[14] He was assigned to the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes to begin the 2019 season. In 105 games for New Orleans (and 9 games for the Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Guerrero hit .254/.270/.401 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[15]
Toronto Blue Jays
On January 21, 2020, Guerrero signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.[16] Guerrero did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] He became a free agent on November 2.[18]
Kansas City Monarchs
On April 5, 2021, Guerrero signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[19] He played in 96 games for the team, slashing .319/.356/.485 with 18 home runs and 86 RBI.
In 2022, Guerrero was named an All-Star after hitting .305/.361/.485 with 8 home runs and 33 RBI across 48 games.[20] On July 15, 2022, Guerrero retired from professional baseball.[21]
Personal life
His uncles, Vladimir Guerrero and Wilton Guerrero, played in Major League Baseball.[22] His cousin, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., is a first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays.[23]
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