- Rubén Gotay
Infobox MLB player
name = Rubén Gotay
width = 200
caption = Gotay with the Braves in 2008
team = Atlanta Braves
number = 8
position = Second baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|12|25
birthplace = city-state|Río Piedras|Puerto Rico
bats = Switch
throws = Right
debutdate = August 3
debutyear = 2004
debutteam = Kansas City Royals
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .255
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 12
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 77
teams =
*Kansas City Royals (by|2004-by|2005)
*New York Mets (by|2007)
*Atlanta Braves (by|2008)Ruben A. Gotay (pronEng|goʊˈtаɪ [go TIE] ) (born
December 25 ,1982 in city-state|Río Piedras|Puerto Rico) is aMajor League Baseball second baseman for theAtlanta Braves .Professional career
Kansas City Royals
Gotay made his major league debut with the
Kansas City Royals onAugust 4 , mlby|2004, when they played theChicago White Sox . He went 1-for-3 and got his first major league hit offJosé Contreras . [http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=430905&y=2004 mlb.com] ] Gotay played in 44 games for the Royals in 2004. He hit .270 with onehome run and 16 RBI. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gotayru01.shtml baseball-reference.com] ] In by|2005, Gotay made the Royals' opening day roster and played in 86 major league games. He batted .227 with five home runs and 29 RBI.Gotay spent the entire by|2006 season in the minor leagues.
New York Mets
He was traded to the
New York Mets for prospectJeff Keppinger onJuly 19 , 2006. [ [http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060719&content_id=1564677&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym mlb.com] ]Gotay was designated for assignment by the Mets to make room on the 40-man roster for
Chan Ho Park in February mlby|2007.Gotay cleared waivers and was assigned outright to the
New Orleans Zephyrs of thePacific Coast League onFebruary 16 , 2007 [ [http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/117169066325890.xml&coll=1 NJ Sports Ledger] ,] but was brought back to the major league club onApril 30 , 2007, after an injury toJosé Valentín . OnMay 9 , 2007, Gotay hit his first home run as a Met offSan Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Morris , the ball barely clearing the high right field wall atAT&T Park . OnMarch 27 , mlby|2008, Gotay was placed on waivers by the Mets.Atlanta Braves
Gotay was claimed off waivers from the Mets on
March 28 , 2008, and hit his first home run for Atlanta onJune 21 . Gotay occasionally pinch hits, but has rarely started for the Braves.Personal
His uncle is former major leaguer
Julio Gotay . Gotay played little league in Fajardo Puerto Rico were his father Ruben Gotay was the head coach of the Pumas. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gotayju01.shtml baseball-reference.com] ] .References
External links
*Baseballstats |mlb=430905 |espn=6053 |br=g/gotayru01 |fangraphs=3417 |cube=g/ruben-gotay34
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