Carlos Guillen to Retire

[gladdyontherise]

According to the Seattle Mariners Carlos Guillen announced that he will retire. Guillen had spent the last 8 years with the Tigers before signing a minor league contract in the offseason with the Mariners to attempt to make their opening day roster.

Carlos Guillen on his retirement from Greg Johns : "It's hard. It's a tough decision. I tried to come back, but I couldn't."

Guillen started with the Astros before being traded to Seattle where he would eventually be traded to Detroit for Ramon Santiago. Guillen would eventually become a 3 time All-Star with the Tigers, but injuries derailed his career.

Over Guillen's career he hit .285/.355/.433 and had 124 career Home Runs

While it's a recent moment, my favorite moment of Carlos Guillen as a Tiger would have to be this:

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[whitney777]

I've really enjoyed watching Guillen play. It seemed like every time I saw him, he was making a big defensive play on knocking in a big run.

[gladdyontherise]

I've really enjoyed watching Guillen play. It seemed like every time I saw him, he was making a big defensive play on knocking in a big run.

Yep. This one is the injury that really hurt his career, but won the Tigers a game.

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