page_title: José Guillén
section_title: Seattle Mariners
hierarchical_section_title: José Guillén / Professional career / Seattle Mariners
caption_attribution_description: José Guillén swinging at a pitch.
context_page_description: José Manuel Guillén is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. Guillén played for ten Major League Baseball teams in his career.
context_section_description: Before the 2007 season Guillén signed with the Seattle Mariners. His swing, which is very balanced and natural, moved him up in the Mariners' lineup to hit in the coveted third spot during May 2007. Guillén helped the Mariners return to the playoff hunt in 2007 after not making the playoffs since 2001.
  In 2007 it was reported that in 2003 Guillén had had performance-enhancing drugs sent directly to him in the Oakland Coliseum.
caption: Guillén batting for the Seattle Mariners in 2007
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