Guillermo Heredia (baseball)

Guillermo Heredia

Heredia in 2017
Seattle Mariners – No. 5
Outfielder
Born: (1991-01-31) January 31, 1991
Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 29, 2016, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through August 4, 2017)
Batting average .269
Hits 95
Home runs 7
Runs batted in 33
Teams

Guillermo Heredia Molina (born January 31, 1991) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Heredia played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[1] He played for Matanzas in the Cuban National Series since 2009. He defected from Cuba in January 2015, to pursue a contract with a Major League Baseball team.[2] He signed with the Mariners, and made his major league debut on July 29, 2016.[3] He spent most of his time on the Mariners in 2016 as a late-innings defensive replacement. He played in the Arizona Fall League to work on making his swing more compact before the start of the 2017 season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Cuba World Baseball classic roster
  2. ↑ Badler, Ben (January 21, 2015). "Guillermo Heredia Leaves Cuba". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Divish, Ryan (July 29, 2016). "Mariners call up Cuban outfielder Guillermo Heredia for big-league debut". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "A more comfortable Guillermo Heredia is ready to grab a spot on the Mariners' opening day roster". The Seattle Times. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-03-13.


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