Fredi González

Fredi González
González with the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves – No. 33
Manager
Born: January 28, 1964 Holguín, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB statistics (through 2015 season)
Games managed	1,365
Win–loss record	701–664
Winning %	.514
Teams
Florida Marlins (2007–2010) Atlanta Braves (2011–present)

Fredi Jesus González (born January 28, 1964) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball. Gonzalez was the manager of the Florida Marlins from 2007 to 2010. For the four years prior to 2007, he was third base coach for the Atlanta Braves. Gonzalez barely missed the playoffs in his first season as manager in 2011, and guided the Braves to the postseason in 2012 and 2013.

Biography

Gonzalez was born in Holguín, Cuba to Fredi and Caridad González.^[1] He grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended Southridge High School.^[2] He was signed by the New York Yankees after being their 16th selection in the 1982 amateur draft. He spent six years as a catcher in the Yankees farm system, though never advancing above the AA level. After two years as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Tennessee Volunteers he began his managerial career in 1990, taking over the Miami Miracle of the Florida State League.

González continued with the Miracle into 1991 until he joined the Florida Marlins organization in 1992. He was chosen to be the first coach to instruct the first Marlins prospects of the franchise assigned to the Erie Sailors minor league team. González coached throughout the Marlins organization, including a 1997 stop as manager of the Portland Sea Dogs, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Marlins; he managed the Sea Dogs to a first-place finish in the Eastern League's Northern Division, with a record of 79–63. He moved to the big league club in 1999 as third base coach for the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

After leaving the Marlins, González spent 2002 with the Braves' Richmond affiliate, and moved up to the major league Atlanta club early in the 2003 season.^[3] On October 3, 2006, González was named the manager of the Florida Marlins within hours of Joe Girardi being fired. González was named as a coach for the 2007 NL All-Star Team, replacing Willie Randolph who was undergoing shoulder surgery.

After a victory against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010, González had won more games than any other manager in Marlins history. On 23 June 2010, González was fired as Marlins manager.^[4] González led the Marlins to winning seasons in 2008 and 2009, despite working with the lowest payroll in the Major Leagues. The Marlins decided to replace González with Edwin Rodriguez as the interim manager.^[5][6]

On October 13, 2010, González was officially named the new manager for the Atlanta Braves, succeeding the retiring Bobby Cox.^[7]

González in 2014

On October 5, 2012, González managed his first postseason game as a Major League manager. It was a 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2012 National League Wild Card Game at Turner Field. González put this game under protest after the Infield Fly Rule was called by umpire Sam Holbrook on a ball that fell in shallow Left Field in the bottom of the eighth inning. González earned his first Major League Postseason win on October 4, 2013 in a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Turner Field in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

Managerial record

As of end of 2015 season

Team	From	To	Regular season record			Post–season record
			W	L	Win %	W	L	Win %
Florida Marlins	2007	2010	276	279	.497	—
Atlanta Braves	2011	Present	425	385	.525	1	4	.200
Total			701	664	.514	1	4	.200
Reference:[8]

Honors

After the 2008 season, Gonzalez was named the The Sporting News Manager of the Year.^[9]

Personal life

González currently lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife Pamela, with whom he has two children, Gabrielle and Alex.^[1]

References

1. Hyde, Dave (April 3, 2007). "Gonzalez Family Sacrifices Pay Off". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
2. "Spartan Alumni". Spartan-baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
3. "Fredi Gonzalez #33". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011.
4. Frisaro, Joe (2010-06-23). "Players shocked by Gonzalez's dismissal". MLB.com (Major League Baseball Advanced Media). Retrieved 2010-06-25.
5. Capozzi, Joe (June 23, 2010). "Florida Marlins fire manager Fredi Gonzalez". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
6. Dodd, Mike (June 26, 2010). "Marlins fire Fredi Gonzalez; name Edwin Rodriguez interim manager". USA Today. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
7. Bowman, Mark (October 13, 2010). "Braves act quickly, name Gonzalez skipper". Atlanta Braves, MLB.com (Major League Baseball Advanced Media). Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
8. "Fredi González". Baseball Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
9. Rodriguez, Jaun C. (October 24, 2008). "Gonzalez earns 'Sporting News' award". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Fredi González managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com