About Carlos Guillen Memorabilia & Collectibles
A Major League Baseball shortstop,
Carlos Guillen is also a switch-hitter and plays for the Detroit Tigers. He was born on September 30, 1975 in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela. He was named Carlos Alfonso Guillen.
As a non-draft amateur free agent, he was first signed by the Houston Astros in 1992. But then, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners for the pitcher Freddy Garcia it was also the deal which sent Randy Johnson to the Astros. In 1198, Guillen made his first debut and at the same time, he was traded to Detroit Tigers just at the end of the 2003 season. Guillen was enforced to switch to second and third with incumbent Alex Rodriguez at short. When Rodriguez signed with the Texas Rangers, Guillen returned to his natural position.
During the game 3 of the 2000 ALDS, Guillen hit a perfect squeeze play during the bottom of the ninth inning. But in September 2001, he was hospitalized after he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. He never gave up and then people just found out on the next month that he was ready for the ALCS against the Yankees. Guillen has strong arms and powerfully turns the double play pretty well. He had his first All-Star berth when he led his club with 97 runs batted in, 97 runs, 37 doubles, 10 triples, 283 bases, a .542 slugging percentage, and a .318 batting average.
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Carlos Guillen (full name: Carlos Alfonso Guillen; no nicknames) plays shortstop, third baseman and first baseman for the Detroit Tigers. During his 13 seasons, he has played 1277 games, belted 121 home runs, driven in 725 runs, and stolen 73 bases. Born on September 30, 1975 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela, Guillen stands 6' 1" and weighs 215 lb. He attended Aragua (Aragua, VE) high school. His debut was on September 6, 1998. Over his career, Guillen made $56,260,000. Common misspellings of his name include Carlos Alfonso camilio Carlos Guillen gullien.