Alberto Gonzalez (baseball)

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Alberto Gonzalez

New York Yankees — No. 12
Shortstop
Born: April 18, 1983 (1983-04-18) (age 25) Maracaibo, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 1, 2007 for the New York Yankees
Selected MLB statistics (through May 30, 2008)
Batting average	.179
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
On-base plus slugging	.460
Teams
New York Yankees (2007-present)

Alberto Ramon Gonzalez (born April 18, 1983 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Gonzalez signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 3, 2002. He spent his first three years in the minors, playing for the A South Bend Silver Hawks in 2004 and 2005, and the AA Tennessee Smokies and AAA Tucson Sidewinders in 2006. On January 5, 2007, he was traded with pitchers Luis Vizcaino, Ross Ohlendorf and Steven Jackson to the Yankees for Randy Johnson. Gonzalez began the 2007 season with the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, but was demoted to the Trenton Thunder after struggling.

The Yankees called up Gonzalez on September 1, 2007, as part of the September expanded rosters. He made his major league debut that day as a defensive replacement. On September 8, 2007, he got his first RBI by grounding into a fielder's choice and later scored his first run. On April 9, 2008, Gonzalez was called up to provide back up for injured Derek Jeter. He took the roster spot of Shelley Duncan.

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