José Manuel Guillén [ghee-YEN] (born May 17, 1976 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the Washington Nationals. Previously, he played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1997-99), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999-2001), Arizona Diamondbacks (2002), Cincinnati Reds (2002-03), Oakland Athletics (2003) and Anaheim Angels (2004). He bats and throws right-handed.
A notorious undisciplined hitter, Guillén is prone to long slumps, but will usually make up for them with his hot streaks. As a runner, he has decent speed but is no much a basesstealer threat. He is a below-average fielder, but his arm is strong as the best and his range is decent.
In 2004, Guillén hit .294 with 27 home runs and 104 RBI for Anaheim, but he was suspended the last two weeks of the regular season and during the postseason for "inappropriate conduct" following his removal for a pinch runner in a crucial game against the Athletics.
Guillén is a .274 hitter with 110 home runs and 458 RBI in 898 games. On November 19, 2004, he was sent to Washington in the same trade that brought SS Maicer Iztúris and OF Juan Rivera to the Angels. The move sends Guillén to his sixth team since 2001.
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