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Carlos Guillen #9 | Outfielder | Detroit Tigers
Height: 6-1    Weight: 213    Throws: R    Bats: S
Born: Sep 30, 1975, Maracay,
Contract: Signed through 2011.
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September 28, 2005
Carlos Guillen was out of the lineup on Wednesday because of a sore knee, according to the AP.
September 26, 2005
Carlos Guillen started his first game Monday since Aug. 10. He went 1-for-2 with a walk in his return from a sore knee.
September 26, 2005
Although Carlos Guillen might start a game this week, manager Alan Trammell said he wasn't sure if Guillen could last nine innings, according to the Detroit News. Guillen just returned from a sore knee.
September 23, 2005
The Tigers activated Carlos Guillen from the 15-day disabled list, according to the AP. Guillen was placed on the DL on Aug. 11 with a sore knee. He is expected to start one or two games during Detroit's current seven-game homestand, and he's also available to pinch hit. He will not play in Detroit's season-ending three-game series in Minnesota, because of the Metrodome's artificial surface.
September 20, 2005
Carlos Guillen, who has not played since August 10 because of a sore right knee, is taking batting practice and running the bases, according to the AP. "We'll see how that goes," manager Alan Trammell said. There is a chance Guillen could be activated before the season ends.
September 20, 2005
Carlos Guillen, out with a sore knee, might be ready to return to action this week, at least as a pinch-hitter, according to the Detroit Free Press.
September 8, 2005
Tigers manager Alan Trammell said Carlos Guillen will not play this weekend as the shortstop continues to rehabilitate a sore right knee, according to the Detroit News.
September 6, 2005
Carlos Guillen, out with a sore right knee, has returned from his rehab stint in Florida, according to the Detroit Free Press. "It feels better," Guillen said. "What I want to do is come back before the end of the season and at least give it a test in games." Manager Alan Trammell would not put a timetable on Guillen's return to action.
September 1, 2005
The Detroit News reports that Carlos Guillen won't rejoin the Tigers until sometime next week. Manager Alan Trammell said he doesn't know when Guillen will come off the disabled list. Guillen is sidelined by a sore knee.
August 24, 2005
Carlos Guillen will leave for Miami on Thursday to begin working with a physical therapist on his sore right knee, according to the AP. No timetable has been set for his return, but manager Tigers Alan Trammell said Guillen could rejoin the team as early as Sept. 1.
August 23, 2005
Carlos Guillen will not come off the 15-day DL Friday, as had been scheduled, according to the AP. Manager Alan Trammell said Guillen has been active in workouts but is not yet ready to play.
August 17, 2005
The Tigers placed Carlos Guillen on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a sore right knee, according to the AP. The move is retroactive to August 11. Doctors said the injury is not related to his ACL and that he could be back in a few weeks.
August 17, 2005
Carlos Guillen was in New York on Tuesday to see a specialist for another opinion on his right knee, according to the Detroit Free Press. He had surgery on the knee last September, but the knee continues to hurt. He hasn't played since Wednesday.
August 16, 2005
Carlos Guillen was in New York on Tuesday getting a second opinion on his sore knee, according to the AP. He has had trouble with the knee all season after tearing his ACL last September.
August 15, 2005
Carlos Guillen, who has been bothered recently by knee soreness, will have his knee examined Tuesday, according to the AP.
August 15, 2005
Carlos Guillen remained sidelined yesterday by soreness in his surgically repaired knee and may have it examined soon by a doctor, according to the Detroit Free Press. “I expect to play with some pain, and I've done that," said Guillen. “But when you even have pain when you walk. ..."
August 13, 2005
The Tigers' game was rained out on Friday, but even if they played Carlos Guillen would have been held out due to a sore knee. The team's recent series on Toronto's artifical turf aggravated his knee, which was operated on over the winter.
August 12, 2005
Carlos Guillen was held out of yesterday's game because his knees were sore, according to the Detroit News. "I'm anticipating he'll be able to play (tonight)," manager Alan Trammell said.
August 8, 2005
Carlos Guillen left Monday's game in the seventh inning with a bruised left knee, according to the AP. He's doubtful for Tuesday's game.
August 3, 2005
Carlos Guillen returned to the Tigers' lineup Wednesday after missing Tuesday's game to attend to a family matter. He went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
August 2, 2005
Carlos Guillen missed Tuesday's game after tending to a family matter in his native Venezuela, according to the AP. He's expected to be back in the lineup Wednesday.
July 21, 2005
Carlos Guillen was fined on Thursday for his part in a bench-clearing brawl with the Royals last week, according to the AP.
July 8, 2005
Carlos Guillen received a day off Friday, according to the AP. "It's strictly I was going to give him a day," manager Alan Trammell said. "Everything has been going well ... I want it to stay that way." Guillen was activated from the disabled list June 26 after being out with a hamstring injury.
June 26, 2005
The Tigers activated Carlos Guillen from the 15-day disabled list. Guillen was back in the starting lineup at shortstop and in the three hole on Sunday.
June 25, 2005
Carlos Guillen ran and took batting practice on Friday, but Tigers manager Alan Trammell said that there's only a slight chance that he'll be activated from the DL on Saturday, according to the AP. Guillen pulled his left hamstring June 7 when he tried to score from second on a single.
June 24, 2005
If Carlos Guillen can get through a full workout today without soreness in his right knee, he could be activated tomorrow, according to the Detroit News.
June 23, 2005
Carlos Guillen had hoped to be activated when eligible today, but that won't happen, according to the Detroit News. His strained hamstring is better, but his right knee is now sore. Guillen likely won't be ready until at least Saturday.
June 19, 2005
Tigers manager Alan Trammell said he expects Carlos Guillen to come off the disabled list when eligible Thursday, according to the Detroit News. Guillen is recovering from a strained hamstring.
June 14, 2005
The Tigers placed Carlos Guillen on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 8, with a pulled hamstring, according to the AP. Guillen is batting .355 with two home runs and 16 RBI this season.
June 12, 2005
Tigers manager Alan Trammell said that he will decide Tuesday whether Carlos Guillen will be placed on the disabled list. Guillen has already missed almost a week with a strained hamstring.
June 12, 2005
Carlos Guillen will most likely miss his fourth straight game today because of a strained hamstring, according to the Detroit News. "There's minimal improvement," manager Alan Trammell said. "The chance is almost zero (that he'll start today)."
June 10, 2005
Carlos Guillen will likely be limited to pinch-hit duties for the Tigers this weekend due to a sore right knee and a strained left hamstring. He suffered the hamstring injury on Tuesday.
June 9, 2005
Carlos Guillen didn't play on Wednesday because of the strained left hamstring suffered Tuesday night, but Tigers manager Alan Trammell said the club isn't thinking about placing Guillen on the disabled list, according to the Detroit Free Press.
June 9, 2005
Carlos Guillen sat out Wednesday night's game because of a strained left hamstring that he suffered Tuesday night.
June 8, 2005
Carlos Guillen left Tuesday's game in the fifth inning after he strained his left hamstring, according to the AP. Guillen suffered the injury when he was trying to score from second base on a single by Dmitri Young. He is listed as day-to-day. Tony Giarratano replaced Guillen at shortstop.
June 5, 2005
Carlos Guillen was in the Tigers' lineup last night as a DH, but manager Alan Trammell hopes he will be at shortstop on a regular basis beginning today, according to the Detroit News. Guillen has been hindered by a sore right knee.
June 3, 2005
Carlos Guillen rested his wore right knee Friday night, but he might be in the lineup Saturday, according to the AP.
June 2, 2005
Carlos Guillen missed his fourth straight start Thursday with a sore right knee, according to the AP. He did pinch-hit for the Tigers in the ninth inning, however, and hit a sacrifice fly. Guillen might be ready to return to the starting lineup on Friday.
June 1, 2005
Carlos Guillen might return to the Tigers' lineup as soon as Friday, according to the AP. He's been hampered by a sore right knee over the past week.
June 1, 2005
Still bothered by soreness in his right knee, Carlos Guillen was again out of action Tuesday, according to the Detroit News. He will have his knee examined by a doctor. "He wants to be reassured," manager Alan Trammell said, "but I think the majority of the problem right now is because he's been wearing a new brace. He has a different soreness because he has a different brace."
May 29, 2005
Carlos Guillen didn't play for the third time in four games on Sunday because he continues to experience swelling in his right knee, according to the AP.
May 28, 2005
Carlos Guillen served as the DH for the Tigers on Saturday after missing the last two games with soreness in his knee.
May 26, 2005
Carlos Guillen was scratched from the starting lineup Thursday because of a sore knee, according to the AP.
May 20, 2005
Carlos Guillen returned to the Tigers' lineup on Friday after missing two games with swelling in his right knee. He went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
May 20, 2005
The Tigers aren't sure whether Carlos Guillen will be able to return from his sore knee on Friday, according to the Detroit News. "There's a chance he could DH," said manager Alan Trammell. "That might be a thought, if that gives him a little bit of a break. But I'm hoping."
May 19, 2005
Tigers manager Alan Trammell indicated that Carlos Guillen is expected to return from his sore knee on Friday, according to the Detroit News. Trammell added that he's encouraged about the fact that Guillen's knee has responded to rest each time he's missed a game this year, and that the knee has never needed to be drained this season.
May 18, 2005
Carlos Guillen was not in the starting lineup on Wednesday because of a sore right knee, according to the AP. Tigers manager Alan Trammell said that Guillen will probably not play Thursday afternoon, but he hopes to have him back on Friday.
May 17, 2005
Carlos Guillen left Tuesday's game because of right knee soreness after grounding out for the final out of the ninth inning. He was replaced by Ramon Martinez, who played the final two frames in extra innings. Guillen is listed as day-to-day.
May 16, 2005
Carlos Guillen said yesterday he may not be fully recovered from his knee surgery until next season, though he hopes to keep playing, according to the Detroit Free Press. "It's not 100 percent," he said. "Some days I wake up and it feels better than others."
May 10, 2005
Carlos Guillen started at DH for the Tigers on Tuesday, a day after he was held out to rest a swollen knee. Manager Alan Trammell said that Guillen would probably be back at shortstop on Wednesday.
May 7, 2005
Tigers manager Alan Trammell appears willing to use Carlos Guillen at DH as often as necessary to protect the shortstop's surgically repaired knee, according to the Detroit Free Press. "Carlos Guillen right now is our best hitter," Trammell said. "We need to have him in the lineup. ... If I can protect him a little bit ... and keep his bat in the lineup, I will."
May 2, 2005
Carlos Guillen was unable to play Sunday due to a sore right hamstring, according to the Detroit News. Manager Alan Trammell said "there's a chance he'll play (tonight)."
May 1, 2005
Carlos Guillen sat out Sunday's game with a sore right hamstring, according to the AP.
April 23, 2005
Carlos Guillen has been moved from second to third in the Tigers batting order. With cold, wet weather in the forecast for Saturday's game, Guillen probably will get the day off to protect his surgically repaired knee, according to the Detroit News.
April 14, 2005
Tigers manager Alan Trammell rested Carlos Guillen due to "minimal swelling" in his surgically-repaired knee, according to the Detroit News. "I'm hoping he can play (Thursday night)," Trammell said, "but there's no guarantee." Guillen was already expected to miss at least one of the games against the Twins due to the Metrodome's artificial surface.
April 13, 2005
The Detroit News reports that Carlos Guillen likely will skip a game for precautionary reasons when the Tigers play the Twins in a three-game series on the Metrodome's artificial turf. "People forget that not even seven months ago, he had ACL surgery," manager Alan Trammell said.
April 8, 2005
Tigers manager Alan Trammell gave Carlos Guillen the day off on Friday to rest Guillen's surgically-repaired right knee, according to the team's web site. It was a scheduled day off, part of Trammell's plan to keep Guillen rested as he comes back from ACL surgery performed last September.
March 22, 2005
After two games playing the field, Carlos Guillen has impressed the Tigers by showing no ill-effects of last year's knee surgery, according to the Detroit Free Press. He's looked smooth fielding and has run the bases at his normal speed.
March 20, 2005
Carlos Guillen played the field Sunday for the first time this spring, according to the AP. He's appeared in games as a DH, but has been kept off the field as he recovers from a torn ACL. However, he's expected to be 100% recovered by opening day.
March 14, 2005
Carlos Guillen made his first spring appearance Sunday as a pinch-hitting DH, according to the Detroit News. "No pain at all," he said. Recovering from knee surgery, he's not expected to play in the field until late this week.
March 8, 2005
Carlos Guillen said that he should be ready for spring games by March 17, according to the Detroit Free Press. Manager Alan Trammell agreed with that estimate.
February 28, 2005
The Detroit Free Press reports that Carlos Guillen probably won't take part in the first week of spring games. He's recovering from knee surgery.
February 17, 2005
Carlos Guillen said on Wednesday that he will be 100% healthy for the start of the regular season, according to the Detroit Free Press. He's been rehabilitating his right knee at the Tigers' spring training base for a few weeks. He's coming back from a torn ACL suffered in September.
January 22, 2005
Carlos Guillen is recovering well from his knee surgery, according to the Detroit News. "Word is, he could be close to full-go at the start of spring training," said Tigers manager Alan Trammell.