Wilton Álvaro Guerrero (born October 24, 1974[disputed – discuss][1]) is a Dominican former second baseman in Major League Baseball.
He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1996–1998), Montreal Expos (1998–2000, 2002), Cincinnati Reds (2001–2002), and Kansas City Royals (2004).
He recorded his first hit on Opening Day 1997 (April 1) against the Philadelphia Phillies, with a first inning single off Curt Schilling.
However, on June 1, 1997, the Dodgers rookie led off against the St. Louis Cardinals by breaking his bat on a grounder to second.
Rather than try to run it out, Guerrero scrambled to pick up the pieces of his shattered bat, making the umpires suspicious.
Additionally, his tenure in Los Angeles was plagued by numerous mental mistakes that kept him from becoming a regular starter.
However, he did not hit for power, with only four home runs, and despite being known as a speedy runner,[2] he only stole six bases in 1997 while being caught five times.
He played in all 52 of the Expos' final games during 1998, and for the season his combined totals were a .284 batting average, two home runs, and 27 RBI.
During the 2000 season, Guerrero began seeing more time in the outfield due to the emergence of Jose Vidro.
After being called back up in July, Guerrero steadily boosted his batting average to a career best .338 in 60 games.
After hitting just .244, Guerrero was part of a massive three team deal that landed him back with the Expos alongside his brother Vladimir.
In the deal, the Florida Marlins received Juan Encarnación, Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano, Justin Wayne, Ryan Snare, minor leaguer Don Levinski, and a player to be named later.
Guerrero did not make the Reds out of spring training, however, and spent the entire 2003 season with Triple-A Louisville.
He spent most of 2004 with the Triple-A Omaha Royals, but did appear in 24 games with the Major League club, mostly as a backup, batting .219 with 1 RBI and a stolen base.