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Guillermo Heredia Molina Jr. (born January 31, 1991) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2016. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Mets. He bats right-handed and throws left-handed.

Guillermo Heredia
Heredia with the Braves in 2022
Atlanta Braves – No. 38
Outfielder
Born: (1991-01-31) January 31, 1991 (age 31) Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 29, 2016, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.231
Home runs	27
Runs batted in	114
Teams
Seattle Mariners (2016–2018) Tampa Bay Rays (2019) Pittsburgh Pirates (2020) New York Mets (2020) Atlanta Braves (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2021)

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.^{[citation needed]}

Heredia was designated for assignment on February 21, 2021 after the Mets signed outfielder Kevin Pillar.[11]

Atlanta Braves

On February 24, 2021, Heredia was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves.[12] On April 18, Heredia hit two home runs, one a grand slam, to become the first Braves player to record 6+ RBIs in a game from the No. 8 spot in the lineup since the RBI became an official stat in 1920.[13]

In 2021 he batted .220/.311/.354 with 5 home runs and 26 RBIs.[14] On November 30, 2021, the Braves signed Heredia to a one-year, $1 million contract.[15]

References

External links

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

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