Andy González | |||
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Infielder | |||
Born: Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
December 15, 1981 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 25, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 3, 2009, for the Florida Marlins | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .182 | ||
Home runs | 3 | ||
Runs batted in | 13 | ||
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Angel Manuel "Andy" González (born December 15, 1981 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former professional baseball infielder.
![]() González with the Puerto Rico national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic |
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2013 San Francisco | Team |
Minor leagues[edit]
González was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 5th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft and was a Gulf Coast League All-star shortstop in 2001, with a .323 batting average. He steadily advanced through Chicago's minor league system and made his major league debut on April 25, 2007. In 189 at-bats in the majors in 2007, González batted only .185. After the season, the White Sox did not tender González a contract making him a free agent.
On December 21, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians with an invitation to spring training. After not making the team out of spring training, González began the year with Triple-A Buffalo. He was called up to the majors on July 26, 2008, to fill the roster following the trade of Casey Blake. He was designated for assignment on August 29 and became a free agent at the end of the season.
In January 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins.[1] He made the team out of spring training, and was added to the major league roster on April 4, 2009.[2] On October 9, 2009 the Florida Marlins outrighted him to the New Orleans Zephyrs and he opted for free agency. On April 29, 2010 the Sussex Skyhawks signed González. He signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers in late April 2011.[3]
Puerto Rico Baseball League[edit]
In 2008, González played with the Leones de Ponce of the Puerto Rico Baseball League. He won the league's regular season batting championship. Registering an average of .387 in 41 games played.[4] In the semifinals, González had an average of .313 with one RBI.[5]
Personal[edit]
He attended Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Alden Gonzalez (2009-01-13). "Marlins sign eight to Minors deals". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ Marlins set 2009 Opening Day roster
- ^ Haudricourt, Tom. "Timber Rattlers to do double duty in May." JSOnline. 30 April 2011 Retrieved on 10 May 2011.
- ^ Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón (2009-01-08). "González enfocado en el éxito colectivo león" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "Leones de Ponce: Serie Semifinal A – Bateadores" (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Baseball League. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
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External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)