Marwin González

Marwin González
González with the Houston Astros in 2016
Houston Astros – No. 9
Utility player
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 September 23, 2018)
Batting average .264
Home runs 76
Runs batted in 291
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Marwin Javier González (born March 14, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player with the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Primarily a shortstop, González has appeared at every position except for pitcher and catcher for the Astros. He won the 2017 World Series with the team over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Professional career

González was signed as an international free agent by the Chicago Cubs on November 23, 2005. 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]

Marwin González in 2017

Gonzalez made the Astros' Opening Day roster in 2012.[2] On April 2, 2013, González broke up a perfect game bid 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 career 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 base.[5]

In Game 2 of the 2017 World Series, González hit a home run in the ninth off Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen to tie the score at 3–3 and the Astros went on to win in 11 innings, 7–6. The Dodgers had previously been 98–0 on the season when leading entering the ninth inning.[6] The World Series would go on for 7 games, and the Astros won it for the first time in franchise history.[7]

Personal life

González and wife, Noel, have three children together.[8] The couple reside in Houston, Texas.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rule 5 Draft about to get started". December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Astros option Shuck as roster takes shape". Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rangers vs. Astros - 04/02/13". Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marwin Gonzalez has 25 straight solo home runs". Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mariners vs. Astros - 05/06/16". Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ Justice, Richard (October 26, 2017). "Astros, Dodgers author a classic Fall Classic: Houston evens World Series at 1−1 in Game 2 thriller filled with wild moments". MLB.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kaplan, Jake (October 14, 2017). "Marwin Gonzalez, wife welcome third child after Astros' Game 1 win". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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