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By Steven Schrager
Luis Guillorme recently was activated and had a lackluster return against the Marlins. He flied out, grounded out, and grounded into a double play hitting the ball back to the pitcher. Given all the disappointment with the Mets this season, he had totally dropped off my radar and many did not even remember he went on the injured list. Add to the fact that he has only played a little more than 50 games this season producing a batting average of .231 and OPS of .632, makes him even more invisible. While he has only made three errors this year, he has not looked good in the field, the one area thought of as his real strength.
A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Guillorme, who will be 29 at the end of September, was drafted by the Mets in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft out of a high school in Coral Springs, FL. At a strapping 5’ 11 tall he was never considered to be a budding star. It took him five years to wind his way through the minor leagues before making an appearance on the big team in 2018, and in his sixth season with the Mets, he has earned, at best, a role as a bench player or defensive replacement.
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