Marwin González
| Marwin González | |||
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 González with the Houston Astros | |||
| Houston Astros – No. 9 | |||
| Infielder | |||
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Born: March 14, 1989 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 6, 2012, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 25, 2015) | |||
| Batting average | .258 | ||
| Hits | 277 | ||
| Home runs | 25 | ||
| Runs batted in | 85 | ||
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Marwin Javier González (born March 14, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Primarily a shortstop, Gonzalez has appeared at every position except for pitcher, catcher, and center field for the Astros.
Career
González was signed as an international free agent by the Chicago Cubs. The Boston Red Sox selected González from the Cubs in the 2011 Rule 5 draft, and then traded him to the Astros for Marco Duarte.[1] Gonzalez made the Astros' Opening Day roster in 2012.[2] On April 2, 2013, González broke up a perfect game by the Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.[3] González set a Major League record by hitting his first 25 home runs with no one on base.[4] That streak was broken when he hit a home run on May 6, 2016 with Evan Gattis on second.[5]
Personal
Gonzalez and wife, Noel, have one child and reside in Houston, Texas. [6]
References
- ↑ Rule 5 Draft about to get started - Boston.com
- ↑ Astros option Shuck as roster takes shape | astros.com: News
- ↑ http://houston.astros.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_02_texmlb_houmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=hou
- ↑ http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/174267184/marwin-gonzalez-has-25-straight-solo-home-runs
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_05_06_seamlb_houmlb_1&lang=en#game=2016_05_06_seamlb_houmlb_1,game_state=Live
- ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2012-04-27-3248592210_x.htm
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)