Luis Guillorme

BIOGRAPHY

Luis Guillorme was born on September 27, 1994, in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an infielder in the MLB.

His grandparents immigrated from Spain and he held dual Spanish and Venezuelan citizenship. As a child, he modeled his game after native Caracas infielder Omar Vizquel. In 2007, his family relocated to Davie, Florida.

Guillorme attended Coral Springs Charter School in Coral Springs, Florida where, as a senior, he hit .565 with 34 runs batted in. He committed to play college baseball at State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota.

The New York Mets selected Guillorme in the 10th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. The Mets added Guillorme to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. Guillorme was called up to the Mets on May 9, 2018 when Tomas Nido was optioned to the Las Vegas 51s. On May 13 at Citizens Bank Park, Guillorme made his first Major League plate appearance; he singled off of Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies as a pinch hitter. On August 10, 2019, Guillorme hit his first major league home run in the 8th inning off of reliever Fernando Rodney. On March 14, 2021, Guillorme faced St. Louis Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks in the longest at-bat in MLB history. The 22 pitch at-bat resulted into a walk. However, because this occurred during Spring Training, it was not official.