Franklin Gutiérrez
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| Cleveland Indians — No. 38 | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: February 21, 1983 Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 31, 2005 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .267 |
| Home runs | 14 |
| Runs batted in | 44 |
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Franklin Rafael Gutiérrez (born February 21, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an outfielder who plays for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.
Gutiérrez was acquired by the Indians prior to the 2004 season with a player to be named later (right-handed pitcher Andrew Brown) in exchange for outfielder Milton Bradley and was assigned to double-A Akron. He entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 prospect in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and the top position prospect, possessing five-tool ability. Los Angeles refused to include Gutiérrez in a deal during the previous off-season that would have sent first baseman Richie Sexson to the Dodgers.
In 2005, Gutiérrez posted a .261 batting average with 11 home runs and 42 RBI for Akron, and hit .254 with seven RBI in 19 games with Triple-A Buffalo. Between his two minor league stops, he stole 16 bases in 22 attempts. He was among the players that the Indians called up when major league rosters expanded August 31.
On May 27, 2008 Gutiérrez hit his first major league grand slam.
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[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- MLB.com player info page
- The Baseball Cube player page
- Baseball Fever report at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
