| Gabriel Guerrero | |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 4 |
| Debutyear: | 2018 |
| Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 30 |
| Finalyear: | 2018 |
| Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1value: | .167 |
| Stat3label: | Home runs |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
| Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat4value: | 1 |
| Teams: | |
Gabriel Guerrero Martinez (born December 11, 1993) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
Guerrero signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on February 10, 2011.[1] He made his professional debut that season for the Dominican Summer League Mariners. Guerrero returned to the DSL Mariners in 2012 and also played for the Arizona League Mariners. In 68 games, he hit .349/.393/.593 with 15 home runs. Playing for the Clinton LumberKings in 2013 he hit .271 with a 661 on-base plus slugging (OPS) and four home runs. Guerrero played the 2014 season with the High Desert Mavericks.[2] In July he played in the All-Star Futures Game.[3] [4] He finished the season playing in 131 games, hitting .307 with 18 home runs.
On June 3, 2015, Guerrero was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks with Welington Castillo, Dominic Leone and Jack Reinheimer in exchange for Mark Trumbo and Vidal Nuño.[5] The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[6] Guerrero was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks in November 2016.
On November 28, 2016, Guerrero was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds organization.[7] He was non-tendered on December 2, and signed to a minor league contract on December 4.[8]
Guerrero was selected to the 40–man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time on September 3, 2018, and made his debut the next day.[9] On October 3, he was outrighted to the minors and removed from the Reds' 40-man roster.[10] Guerrero elected free agency on November 2.[11]
On November 14, 2018, Guerrero signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins.[12] He was assigned to the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes to begin the 2019 season. In 105 games for New Orleans (and 9 games for the Double-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Guerrero hit .254/.270/.401 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[13]
On January 21, 2020, Guerrero signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.[14] Guerrero did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
On April 5, 2021, Guerrero signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[16] He played in 96 games for the team, slashing .319/.356/.485 with 18 home runs and 86 RBI.
In 2022, Guerrero was named an All-Star after hitting .305/.361/.485 with 8 home runs and 33 RBI across 48 games.[17] On July 15, 2022, Guerrero retired from professional baseball.[18]
His uncles, Vladimir Guerrero and Wilton Guerrero, played in Major League Baseball.[19] His cousin, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., is a first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays.[20]