Guillermo Heredia (baseball)

Guillermo Heredia
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 2016 season)
Batting average .250
Hits 23
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 12
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]

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.
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