Marwin González

Marwin González

González with the Houston Astros in 2016
Houston Astros – No. 9
Infielder
Born: (1989-03-14) March 14, 1989
Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2012, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .257
Hits 391
Home runs 37
Runs batted in 134
Teams

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 and catcher 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

  1. ↑ Rule 5 Draft about to get started - Boston.com
  2. ↑ Astros option Shuck as roster takes shape | astros.com: News
  3. ↑ http://houston.astros.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_04_02_texmlb_houmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=hou
  4. ↑ http://m.astros.mlb.com/news/article/174267184/marwin-gonzalez-has-25-straight-solo-home-runs
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2012-04-27-3248592210_x.htm


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