Guillermo Heredia (baseball)

Guillermo Heredia Molina (born January 31, 1991) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats right-handed and throws left-handed.

Guillermo Heredia
Heredia with the Seattle Mariners in 2017
New York Mets – No. 15
Outfielder
Born: (1991-01-31) January 31, 1991
Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 29, 2016, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.239
Home runs19
Runs batted in80
Teams

Professional career

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]

Seattle Mariners

On February 23, 2016, the Seattle Mariners signed Heredia to a one-year major league contract for $500,000.[3] He made his major league debut on July 29, 2016.[4] 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.[5]

Tampa Bay Rays

On November 8, 2018, Heredia was traded, along with Mike Zunino and Michael Plassmeyer, to the Tampa Bay Rays for Mallex Smith and Jake Fraley.[6] In his first season with the Rays, he hit .225 in 89 games. On December 2, 2019, Heredia was non-tendered by Tampa Bay and became a free agent.[7]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On January 9, 2020, Heredia signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[8] On August 24, 2020, Heredia was designated for assignment by the Pirates after only playing in 8 games on the year.[9]

New York Mets

On August 28, 2020, Heredia was claimed by the New York Mets on waivers.[10]

On September 22, 2020, Heredia hit a solo Home Run to Center Field off of Tampa Bay Rays reliever John Curtiss for his first hit as a member of the Mets.

References
  1. Cuba World Baseball classic roster Archived 2013-04-12 at Archive.today
  2. Badler, Ben (January 21, 2015). "Guillermo Heredia Leaves Cuba". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. Johns, Greg (February 23, 2016). "Source: Mariners ink Cuban center fielder Heredia". MLB.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. Divish, Ryan (July 29, 2016). "Mariners call up Cuban outfielder Guillermo Heredia for big-league debut". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. Johns, Greg (November 8, 2018). "Mariners complete Zunino-Mallex deal". MLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  7. Marc Topkin (December 2, 2019). "Rays non-tender OF Guillermo Heredia, keep reliever Chaz Roe". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  8. "Pirates finalize 1-year deal with OF Heredia". MLB.com.
  9. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/08/pirates-claim-carson-fulmer-waivers-tigers.html
  10. https://metsmerizedonline.com/2020/08/mets-claim-guillermo-heredia-off-waivers.html/
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