The most memorable Mets moments of Luis Guillorme

With the 2023 MLB Offseason officially in full swing, the New York Mets under first-year president of baseball operation David Stearns are starting to make moves for the 2024 season. In total, the Mets non-tendered a total of five players, designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach, relief pitchers Trevor Gott, Jeff Brigham, Sam Coonrod and most surprisingly, infielder Luis Guillorme.

Guillorme is the longest tenure Met to be tendered having been with the team since 2018 and has also become a fan favorite by many. He's known for his long beard, for shaving it all in 2022 and having a great glove on defense playing in the infield as well as picking up clutch hits when the Mets needed it the most. Now after six seasons with the team, New York says goodbye to Guillorme. With his days as a Met over, here's a look back at some of his most memorable moments on the New York Mets.

3. Luis Guillorme catches a flying bat during a Spring Traning game

In 2017, the Mets were playing against their division rivals, the Miami Marlins on March 7 during a spring training exhibition game. Even though it was a spring training game not meaning much for the Mets, this game will be remembered not because of a play that happened on the field or at the plate, but in the dugout.

With the game scoreless in the top of the second and Mets pitcher, Robert Gsellman on the mound, he was pitching against Marlins shortstop, Adeiny Hechavarria. And on the first pitch of the at-bat, Hechavarria took a huge swing and a miss and lost the grip of the bat which resulted in him losing the bat and flying into the Mets dugout. But luckily, Guillorme was able to snag it and catch the bat with one hand which resulted in him getting a standing ovation.

Guillorme made it look so easy and it is something that Mets fans won't forget. So yes, it was not a play on the field that was memorable or an at-bat, but this was still a remarkable catch that Guillorme made that nobody will ever forget.

1. Luis Guillorme's first home run came in a huge moment

When Guillorme came up to the big leagues, he was not known for his power. In fact in his limited playing time in 2018 in the 67 at-bats he had, he did not hit a single home run. But in 2019, again without a home run and in a big spot with the Mets down 3-2 against division rival, the Washington Nationals on an August night, he did something no one saw coming.

On August 10, with the Mets on a seven-game winning streak and down 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth against the Nats, the Mets decided to let Guillorme pinch hit to lead off the inning. With no one expecting him to hit a home run, the Mets brought him up thinking he could be a table setter in this inning but Guillorme had other ideas. With the count full facing off against veteran reliever Fernando Rodney, Guillorme hit a solo home run for his first home run of his career to tie the game at three and send Citi Field into a frenzy. The Mets went on to take the lead in the inning and get the eventual win over the Nats, 4-3 for their eighth straight win.

I don't think many, especially me when I was watching this game thought that Guillorme of all people would hit a home run in that spot. Again, when he was called up, he was not known for his power at all but he put it on display there. It was an amazing moment for him to hit his first home run of his career.