Marwin González

González with the Houston Astros

Houston Astros – No. 9

Infielder

Born: March 14, 1989
Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

Bats: Switch

Throws: Right

MLB debut

April 6, 2012, for the Houston Astros

MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)

.258

268

Teams

Houston Astros (2012–present)

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, catcher, and center field 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]

Personal

Gonzalez and wife, Noel, have one child and reside in Houston, Texas. ^[4]

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Houston Astros current roster

Active roster	1 Carlos Correa 4 George Springer 6 Jake Marisnick 9 Marwin González 11 Evan Gattis 12 Max Stassi 15 Jason Castro 18 Luis Valbuena 19 Matt Duffy 20 Preston Tucker 21 Jon Singleton 27 José Altuve 28 Colby Rasmus 29 Tony Sipp 30 Carlos Gómez 31 Collin McHugh 35 Josh Fields 36 Will Harris 37 Pat Neshek 41 Brad Peacock 43 Lance McCullers 44 Luke Gregerson 45 Michael Feliz 46 Scott Feldman 47 Dan Straily 50 Kevin Chapman 53 Ken Giles 54 Mike Fiers 58 Doug Fister 59 Asher Wojciechowski 60 Dallas Keuchel 62 Juan Minaya 67 Jandel Gustave 68 Joe Musgrove 69 Danny Reynolds 71 David Paulino 74 Alfredo González 76 Nolan Fontana 77 Andrew Aplin

Coaching staff	Manager 14 A. J. Hinch Bench 22 Trey Hillman First base 48 Rich Dauer Third base 10 Gary Pettis Hitting 39 Dave Hudgens Pitching 56 Brent Strom Assistant hitting 55 Alonzo Powell Bullpen 52 Craig Bjornson Bullpen catcher 85 Javier Bracamonte Bullpen catcher 96 Carlos Munoz

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