Aaron Colin Guiel (/ˈɡaɪl/; born October 5, 1972) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. Guiel spent the rest of the 2000 season with the Triple-A Omaha Golden Spikes. He spent all of 2001 with Omaha and hit 21 home runs and had 73 RBI and became a minor league free agent again. After re-signing with the Royals in 2002 and hitting .353 with Omaha, he was called up to the major leagues and made his debut on June 22, striking out in his only at-bat. He began 2003 in the minors again then was called up in May. He stayed in the majors for the rest of the season hitting .277 in 99 games. He missed part of the 2004 season with an eye injury but hit only .156 when he was healthy.
In 2005, Guiel played most of the season with Triple-A Omaha until an August call-up. With Omaha, he hit .276 with a career-high 30 home runs and 95 RBI. He also hit .294 in the majors after being called up. Before the regular season began, Guiel played for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. In the tournament, he went 2-9[1] as Team Canada was eliminated in the first round. On July 5, 2006, after having spent most of the season with Omaha, he was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees. In his first game with the Yankees, Guiel went 1–3 with a walk and 3 runs scored. Overall with the Yankees, he hit .256 with 4 home runs and 11 RBI while playing right field and first base.
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