Adrián González
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| San Diego Padres — No. 23 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| April 18, 2004 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| AVG | .285 |
| RBI | 106 |
| HR | 31 |
| Teams | |
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Adrián González (born May 8, 1982 in San Diego) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the San Diego Padres. He was the first overall pick in the 2000 draft by the Florida Marlins. Adrian was drafted out of Eastlake High School and given a $3 million signing bonus. After a wrist injury, the Marlins felt Adrian would be hindered swinging the bat, so he was subsequently traded to the Texas Rangers in a deal for Ugueth Urbina. Adrian played for Texas in 2004 and 2005. After the season, he was traded to the San Diego Padres along with pitcher Chris Young and outfielder Terrmel Sledge. In return the Rangers received Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka. Originally seen as an eventual replacement for Ryan Klesko at first base, Adrian was given the job when Klesko underwent shoulder surgery.
With extended playing time at 1st base, Adrian Gonzalez continued to improve his hitting, and showed flashes of gold glove caliber defense at first base. He was the first player in Petco Park history to have more than one multiple home run game.
[edit] 2006 Season
On July 24, 2006 Gonzalez was named the National League Player of the Week.
| Preceded by Josh Hamilton |
First overall pick in the MLB Entry Draft 2000 |
Succeeded by Joe Mauer |
[edit] External links
- Adrian Gonzalez career statistics
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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