Andy González (baseball)
| Andy González | |||
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| Infielder | |||
| Born: December 15, 1981 Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
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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.
| 220px González with the Puerto Rico national team in 2013 World Baseball Classic |
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Representing  Puerto Rico |
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| World Baseball Classic | ||
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2013 San Francisco | Team |
Minor leagues
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
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
He attended Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida.[6]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ [1]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pages with broken file links
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Florida Marlins players
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Arizona League White Sox players
- Bristol White Sox players
- Kannapolis Intimidators players
- Winston-Salem Warthogs players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Nashville Sounds players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
- York Revolution players
- Reading Fightin Phils players
