Luis Ugueto

Luis Ugueto
Toros de Tijuana – No. 13
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1979-02-15) February 15, 1979
Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 3, 2002, for the Seattle Mariners
CPBL: March 21, 2006, for the Uni-President Lions
Last appearance
MLB: September 23, 2003, for the Seattle Mariners
CPBL: August 15, 2006, for the Uni-President Lions
MLB statistics
Batting average.214
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
CPBL statistics
Batting average.239
Home runs5
Runs batted in31
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Luis Enrique Ugueto [oo-geh-to] (born February 15, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman and switch-hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners in 2002 and 2003, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions in 2006. He currently serves as a coach for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

Playing career

Originally signed by the Florida Marlins as an amateur free agent in 1996, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Florida in the 2001 Rule 5 draft, and was traded to the Mariners for cash the same day. Finally, he made his debut with the Mariners on April 3, 2002.

Ugueto was a young infielder with a strong arm and was fast on the bases. What Seattle hoped would develop was his bat and his overall feel for the game, especially defensively, at the major league level. In two seasons as a backup with the Mariners, Ugueto batted .214 with one home run and two RBI in 74 games.

Ugueto signed with the Kansas City Royals prior to the 2005 season and spent the season with the Royals' top minor league club, the Omaha Royals. While with Omaha, he was suspended twice in 2005 for violating baseball's steroid policy and suspended for 15 and 30 games, respectively.[1][2] Ugueto was released by the Royals after the second violation.

After missing the entire 2006 season, Ugueto played with the Minnesota Twins minor league team, the Fort Myers Miracle during the 2007 season. In 2008, he played in Italy's Serie A1 for the Caffè Danesi Nettuno and hit .289. He also shortly played for the Laredo Broncos.

Coaching career

On May 8, 2026, Ugueto was hired to serve as a coach for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "More Suspensions for Minor Leaguers". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 14, 2005. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ugueto suspended again". Sun Journal. Associated Press. August 17, 2005. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 8 de mayo de 2026". lmb.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved May 23, 2026.
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