- Franklin Gutiérrez
Infobox MLB player
width = 300
name = Franklin Gutiérrez
team = Cleveland Indians
number = 38
position = Right fielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|2|21
birthplace =Caracas ,Venezuela
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = August 31
debutyear = 2005
debutteam = Cleveland Indians
statyear = September 12, 2008
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .254
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 22
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 82
teams =
*Cleveland Indians (by|2005-present)Franklin Rafael Gutiérrez (born
February 21 ,1983 inCaracas, Venezuela ) is anoutfielder who plays for theCleveland Indians ofMajor League Baseball . He bats and throwsright-handed .Gutiérrez was acquired by the Indians prior to the by|2004 season with a
player to be named later (right-handedpitcher Andrew Brown) in exchange for outfielder Milton Bradley and was assigned to Double-A Akron. He entered the season ranked by "Baseball America " as the No. 3 prospect in theLos Angeles Dodgers organization and the top position prospect, possessing five-tool ability. Los Angeles refused to include Gutiérrez in a deal during the previous off-season that would have sentfirst baseman Richie Sexson to the Dodgers.In by|2005, Gutiérrez posted a .261
batting average with 11home run s and 42 RBI for Akron, and hit .254 with seven RBI in 19 games with Triple-A Buffalo. Between his two minor league stops, he stole 16 bases in 22 attempts. He was among the players that the Indians called up when major league rosters expandedAugust 31 .In by|2006 after batting .278 in 90 games for Triple-A Buffalo, Gutiérrez played 43 games in the majors after being called up on
June 16 and he stayed in the majors the rest of the season. In by|2007, he once again began the season in Triple-A Buffalo, but after batting .341, he was called up for good onMay 6 .On
May 27 , mlby|2008, Gutiérrez hit his first major league grand slam.External links
*baseball-reference|id=g/gutiefr01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=429711 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/G/Franklin-Gutierrez.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]
*dlw|http://baseball-fever.com/archive/index.php/t-15793.html|Baseball Fever report
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