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Carlos Guillen calls it a career

Veteran infielder Carlos Guillen has decided to call it a career after 14 big league seasons.Guillen signed with Seattle in February and was in camp as a non-roster invitee. He began his career with the Mariners in 1998 and spent six seasons in Seattle before playing eight years with the Detroit Tigers .The 36-year-old veteran was beset by injuries the past three seasons in Detroit, appearing in a total of just 177 games. Last season alone he missed the first half of the year recovering from microfracture knee surgery and sat out another two weeks with a wrist injury, appearing in a total of 28 games.Guillen will finish his career as a .285 hitter with 124 homers and 660 runs batted in over 1,305 games. He played all four infield positions, as well as left field, and was a three-time All-Star while appearing in the postseason three times.After his first stint in Seattle, he flourished during his first five years in Detroit. From 2004-08, he batted .308 with 75 homers and 361 runs batte...

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