Guillermo Heredia
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Position:
OF
Born:
1/31/1991
Height:
5'10
Weight:
180
B/T:
R/L
Acquired:
Signed as an international free agent (Cuba) on March 1, 2016 (SEA).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| CURRENT SEASON STATS: .309 with four homers, 47 RBIs and three steals in 84 games between Jackson (Double-A) and Tacoma (Triple-A), adding 12 doubles and a .405 SLG. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Recalled from Tacoma July 29 when P David Rollins was sent down. MLB Debut Date: 7/29/2016 |
Debut Details
| July 29, in a 12-1 loss to the Cubs. A defensive replacement in right field for Nelson Cruz, he went 0-for-1 with a strikeout. After entering the game in the bottom of the seventh, he came to bat with one on and one out in the top of the eighth inning and struck out looking against Mike Montgomery. |
Player Notes
| A star in his native Cuba, where he played from 2009 until 2014 (including one game in ’14) for a slash line of .285/.376/.418, he was known as a fine defensive center fielder with good speed and a strong arm. He defected to Mexico in 2014 and did not play in 2015 before signing with the Mariners this spring. He had earned midseason Southern League All-Star honors at Jackson before his promotion to Tacoma. |