Aaron Guiel

Aaron Guiel
Aaron Guiel
	Guiel in Japan
	Outfielder
	Born: October 5, 1972 (age 51); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: June 22, 2002, for the Kansas City Royals
	NPB: 2007, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
	MLB: October 1, 2006, for the New York Yankees
	NPB: August 28, 2011, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
MLB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	35
Runs batted in	128
NPB statistics
Batting average	.234
Home runs	90
Runs batted in	239
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (2002–2006); New York Yankees (2006); Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2007–2011);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Canada
Pan American Games

Aaron Colin Guiel (/ˈɡaɪl/; born October 5, 1972) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees from 2002 to 2006 and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2007 to 2011.

Career

Minor leagues and Mexico

Guiel was drafted out of

third base

and hit .269 for the third consecutive season.

Guiel had a breakout season with Midland in

Las Vegas and hit .311 in 60 games. He started 1999

in Las Vegas again, but hit just .245 and became a minor league free agent at the end of the season.

On March 18,

Mexican League

before being signed by the Kansas City Royals on June 13.

Kansas City Royals

Guiel spent the rest of the

at-bat. He began 2003 in the minors again then was called up in May. He stayed in the majors for the rest of the season hitting .277 in 99 games. He missed part of the 2004

season with an eye injury but hit only .156 when he was healthy.

In 2005, Guiel played most of the season with Triple-A Omaha until an August call-up. With Omaha, he hit .276 with a career-high 30 home runs and 95 RBI. He also hit .294 in the majors after being called up. Before the regular season began, Guiel played for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. In the tournament, he went 2-9^[1] as Team Canada was eliminated in the first round. On July 5, 2006, after having spent most of the season with Omaha, he was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees.

New York Yankees

In his first game with the Yankees, Guiel went 1–3 with a

first base

.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

For the 2007 season, Guiel signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League, hitting 35 home runs with 79 RBI. In 2008, he hit only .200 being limited to just 79 games due to an elbow injury. After the 2008 season, he re-signed with the Swallows for 2009, staying with them through 2011, totaling 90 home runs and 239 RBI over those five seasons.

Personal

His brother is former outfielder Jeff Guiel. Has an older brother Sean.

References

^ "World Baseball Classic stats". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] "World Baseball Classic stats". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

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