Luis González (infielder)

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Luis A. González
position=Second baseman
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|6|26
birthplace=Maracay, Venezuela
debutdate=April 6
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Colorado Rockies
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.283
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=23
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=98
teams=
*Colorado Rockies (by|2004-by|2006)
*Yomiuri Giants (by|2007-by|2008)

Luis Alberto González (born June 26, 1979 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a second baseman and right-handed batter who played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies between by|2004 and by|2006 and for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japan's Central League from by|2007-by|2008.

González made his debut in the 2004 season. On April 6, facing Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the season opener for both teams, González went 2-for-5, including one home run and two RBI, and the Rockies topped Arizona, 5-2.

González became the fifth Venezuelan player to play in the JCL during the by|2007 season, joining fellow countrymen Alex Cabrera, Darwin Cubillán, Geremi González and Alex Ramírez.

On May 26, 2008, González violated the anti-doping policy in Nippon Professional Baseball, resulting in a 1-year ban. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/26/sports/BBI-Japan-Doping.php Gonzalez fails drug test in Japan, banned a year - International Herald Tribune ] ] The Yomiuri Giants showed an intention to place a waiver on him after the incident.

References

External links

* [http://japanesebaseball.com/players/player.jsp?PlayerID=2223 Japanese Baseball]
* [http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=7258 RotoWorld]