- Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez is a
Spanish language Major League Baseball announcer. He is the only major league baseball announcer to have broadcasted, in Spanish, for four major league teams. From 2003 thru 2006, Pi-Gonzalez was broadcasting for 2 teams in two separate leagues, SF Giants and Seattle Mariners. Inducted into the Cuban Sports Hall of Fame, (Miami, FL) 2004 and the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame, San Francisco, CA. Has been listed on the Ford C Frick Broadcaster Award nominating ballot since 2004.After previous stints with the
Oakland Athletics ,San Francisco Giants , andSeattle Mariners , Pi-Gonzalez joined theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the 2007 season. The club holds an option for the 2008 season.Pi-Gonzalez also spent seven seasons as the Spanish radio voice of the
Golden State Warriors . He has also covered theSuper Bowl , boxing and soccer for Spanish radio.Born in Cuba, Gonzalez emigrated to Miami in
1961 . He is a member of theCuban Professional Sports Hall of Fame .References
* [http://www.amaurypigonzalez.com Official website]
* [http://www.callofthegame.com/news/cogskinny.php?itemid=2224]
* [http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=sf Team bio]
* [http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070220&content_id=1808785&vkey=pr_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana Press release upon joining Angels]
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