Marwin González

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Marwin González
González in the jersey of the Houston Astros (2016)
González in the jersey of the Houston Astros (2016)
Minnesota Twins - No. 9
Utility player
Born: March 14, 1989
Puerto Ordaz , VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela 
Beats: Switch Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 6,  2012  at the  Houston Astros
MLB stats
(through July 24, 2019)
Batting average    .263
Home runs    88
Runs Batted In    327
Teams
Awards
Last update: July 27, 2019

Marwin Javier González (born March 14, 1989 in Puerto Ordaz , Bolívar ) is a Venezuelan baseball player . He plays as a utility player in every field position except as catcher or pitcher for the Minnesota Twins in Major League Baseball (MLB). González won the World Series with the Houston Astros in 2017 .

Career

Houston Astros

González signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs on November 23, 2005 . The Boston Red Sox got González in 2011 in the Rule 5 Draft and swapped him for Marco Duarte from the Astros.

González made his MLB debut on April 6, 2012 against the Colorado Rockies . In the game he played as a shortstop , but was replaced by Matt Downs after three at-bats . The Astros lost the game 3–5. In the game, González hit no hit . On April 2, 2013 in the game against the Texas Rangers , González destroyed a perfect game by Yū Darvish in the ninth inning with two out .

In the second game of the 2017 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers , González hit a home run in the ninth inning against the Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen , reducing it to a 3-3. The Astros won the second game in the eleventh inning 7–6. The Dodgers had won the last 98 games by that point if they led at the start of the ninth inning. The winner of the World Series had to be determined in seven games. Thus, the World Series went over the maximum length. The Astros won the seventh game 5–1, winning a World Series for the first time in the history of the franchise .

Minnesota Twins

González signed a two-year deal with the Minnesota Twins for $ 21 million on February 25, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Marwin González  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Abraham: Rule 5 Draft about to get started. In: Boston.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, accessed July 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Colorado Rockies at Houston Astros Box Score, April 6, 2012. In: Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference, LLC, accessed July 27, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Texas Rangers at Houston Astros Box Score, April 2, 2013. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC, accessed July 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 2017 World Series Game 2, Astros at Dodgers, October 25. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC, accessed July 27, 2019 .
  5. ^ Richard Justice: Astros, Dodgers author a classic Fall Classic. Houston evens World Series at 1-1 in Game 2 thriller filled with wild moments. In: MLB.com. October 26, 2017, accessed on July 27, 2019 .
  6. ↑ 2017 World Series Game 7, Astros at Dodgers, November 1. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC, accessed July 27, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Brian McTaggart, Ken Gurnick: Houston Strongest! Astros rule the world. In: MLB.com. November 1, 2017, accessed July 27, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Marwin Gonzalez finalizes $ 21M, 2-year deal with Twins. In: ESPN.com. February 25, 2019, accessed on July 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME González, Marwin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES González, Marwin Javier (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Venezuelan baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Puerto Ordaz , Bolívar , Venezuela